Saucy Baked Pumpkin Pasta Recipe

Ingredients For Saucy Baked Pumpkin Pasta Recipe

• For the sauce
• 0.5 tablespoon Olive oil
• 3 Cloves garlic, minced
• 1 White onion, diced
• 1 Red bell pepper, diced
• 2 cup Sliced baby bella mushrooms
• 1 pound 94% lean ground turkey
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 0.5 teaspoon Paprika
• 0.5 teaspoon Red pepper flakes
• pinch Pinch of nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon Salt, plus more to taste
• Freshly ground pepper
• 1 Jar marinara pasta sauce
• 1 cup Pumpkin puree
• 8 ounce Ziti or pasta of choice
• For the cheese mixture
• 1 cup Part skim ricotta
• 6 ounce Fresh mozzarella, cut into small bite sized pieces and divided
• 0.25 cup Grated parmesan cheese
• To garnish
• Fresh chopped parsley or sage
• Extra parmesan