Penne Rigate with Turkey, Swiss Chard and Walnuts

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Break the rye bread and mayo routine. Give this delicious Dreamfields “2 days after turkey day” pasta recipe a try. It’s our gift of thanks to you for being a Dreamfields Pasta lover.



Ingredients:
1 box Dreamfields Penne Rigate
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound ground turkey breast
1-1/2 cups chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
5 cups chopped fresh Swiss chard or spinach
1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/3 cup oil-packed dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Cook ground turkey, onion and garlic 5 minutes, or until turkey is cooked through, stirring to break up turkey. Add Swiss chard, broth, tomatoes, salt and cayenne pepper. Cook about 5 minutes, until Swiss chard is wilted and sauce begins to thicken, stirring occasionally.
3. Drain pasta. Add to turkey mixture; toss. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and walnuts, if desired.

Makes 6 main dish servings.

Nutrition information per serving (1/6 of recipe): 351 calories; 28 g protein; 12 g digestible carbohydrates*; 6 g total fat; 1 g saturated fat; 36 mg cholesterol; 429 mg sodium; 7 g total dietary fiber.

*If traditional pasta is used in this recipe there is a total of 53 g carbohydrate. For more information go to www.dreamfieldsfoods.com.

Labels: all, american, family, Low-Calorie, Low-Digestible-Carbs, low-fat, Low-Saturated-Fat, main-dish, penne, poultry, quick