20 Minute Skillet: Penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach
20 Minute Skillet: Penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach

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Looking for a quick, healthy meal on a busy weeknight? This flavorful pasta dish fits the bill! Squash should be tender and golden brown.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook 20 minute skillet: penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make 20 Minute Skillet: Penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach:
  1. Get 1 large butternut squash cubed (I buy already cubed squash when I can get it. Otherwise prep time exceeds 20 min!)
  2. Get to taste Seasonings: garlic powder, thyme, paprika, pepper, salt
  3. Get Olive or avocado oil
  4. Take 1 lb ground turkey
  5. Prepare 2 cloves garlic minced
  6. Prepare 1 small onion diced
  7. Take 6 cups fresh spinach roughly chopped
  8. Take 1/4 cup white wine
  9. Get 1/3 cup chicken broth
  10. Prepare 12 oz whole grain penne pasta
  11. Prepare Chopped walnuts
  12. Prepare Parmesan cheese and/or ricotta cheese

Great for vegetarians and vegans alike." - Julia Let's walk through some basic prep for this broccoli alfredo penne. Once the veggies are done, set the broccoli aside and throw the butternut squash in a blender. A few of my favorite recipes using this Italian sausage: Sausage and Rice Casserole, Sausage and Peppers, Crock Pot Sausage and Peppers, and One Skillet Butternut Squash Gnocchi. I opted to make this a sweet Italian sausage recipe, but you can certainly swap spicy Italian sausage if you are craving some extra heat.

Instructions to make 20 Minute Skillet: Penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly coat a baking sheet with avocado oil. Add cubed squash. Season with garlic powder, thyme, paprika, pepper. Mix well and bake for 15-20 min turning midway through.. You can broil for a few minutes. I like squash to be crispy and brown.
  2. Meanwhile in a non stick large skillet sauté garlic and onion in avocado oil (can substitute any healthy oil you like)
  3. Add ground turkey to pan and brown. Season with salt and pepper
  4. Add spinach to mixture and a dash of garlic powder.
  5. Once spinach has wilted down some add the wine and chicken broth. You can alter the liquids according to preference.
  6. While mixture simmers on a low flame add the pasta to boiling water in another pot.
  7. Cook pasta (Aldente) and drain, reserving some of the pasta water to add to skillet.
  8. Add walnuts to baking sheet and broil for an additional 2-3 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with kosher salt.
  9. Add butternut squash and nuts to turkey mixture.
  10. Add pasta, pasta water and about 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese to skillet. (omit cheese for a cleaner dish)
  11. Stir mixture and serve with freshly grated Parmesan and/or ricotta cheese (again omit for a cleaner dish)

Butternut squash is so much better roasted, though, that I think I'd forego the skillet dinner idea altogether and roast the squash separately before adding it as the recipe instructs. However, there's something special about cooking up tons of butternut squash recipes when the weather starts to get cold. It's kind of an unspoken fall rule, and one that Ree Drummond faithfully abides by. "I am a passionate lover of butternut squash," she declares. If needed, add a bit more broth to keep pasta loose and "brothy." Add chicken and stir to warm through. Turn heat off and stir in the spinach just until spinach is wilted.

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