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

20 Minute Skillet: Penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach. Looking for a quick, healthy meal on a busy weeknight? This flavorful pasta dish fits the bill! Squash should be tender and golden brown.

Stir frequently to break up sausage. Add the squash and season with salt, cumin and red-pepper flakes. If needed, add a bit more broth to keep pasta loose and "brothy." Add chicken and stir to warm through. You can cook 20 Minute Skillet: Penne with turkey, roasted butternut squash, and spinach using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

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

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

Turn heat off and stir in the spinach just until spinach is wilted. Add salt and pepper to taste, if needed. Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and add olive oil. Add onions and sauté for two minutes, or until golden.

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

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).
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This recipe was graciously shared by EatingWell reader Dottie Carpenter, who states, "Recipes are no good if they're not shared!" Different from the norm with turkey sausage, roasted butternut squash, balsamic vinegar, and sage.. Coat a roasting pan with the olive oil. Place the squash and onion in the pan, and season with salt and pepper. 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. One-Skillet Roasted Butternut Squash with Spiced Chickpeas No need to struggle to peel and slice the whole, raw gourd.