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Turkey Mac Skillet

Salsa gives tomato sauce a spicy spin! Put dinner on the table in less than half an hour.

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( 56 Ratings)

56 Ratings

5 Stars 14%

4 Stars 30%

3 Stars 39%

2 Stars 12%

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Prep Time 10 min
Total Time 25 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

2: teaspoons vegetable oil

1 1/4: pounds lean ground turkey

1: cup uncooked wagon wheel pasta (2 ounces)

1/2: cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa

1: cup water

1/2: teaspoon salt

: Dash of pepper

2: medium stalks celery, thinly sliced (1 cup)

1: medium tomato, chopped ( 3/4 cup)

2: cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce

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Directions

1 Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook turkey in oil 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain.
2 Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 8 to 10 minutes or until pasta is tender.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

For a fun family presentation, substitute another pasta of the same size for the wagon wheels. Try shells, rotini or spirals.

Ground beef can be used instead of the ground turkey. If you don't use a very lean beef, omit the oil.

Use an heirloom variety of tomato or other variety to give this skillet dinner a little different look. Try an orange, yellow, green or purple tomato instead of traditional red.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 180
Calories from Fat: 55),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 6g; 6%
(Saturated Fat 1g, 1% ),
Cholesterol: 50mg; 50%;
Sodium: 650mg; 650%;
Total Carbohydrate: 25g; 25%
(Dietary Fiber 3g 3% ),
Protein: 21g; 21%

% Daily Value*:

Iron: 14%;

Exchanges:

2 Very Lean Meat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 1/10/2013 2:39:12 PM REPORT ABUSE DawnDrury said:

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This is an awesome alternative to Hamburger Helper, that is loaded with unneeded salt. My family prefers spicy food so I added some Cayenne pepper. I also omitted the celery and added green beans (I know the green beans sound odd, but this is a healthier version of goulash… and growing up we always put green beans in our goulash.) Fast and easy meal!

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Posted 1/9/2012 10:58:38 PM REPORT ABUSE longhornsxfan said:

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This is one of my favorites. Really great recipe, very very good. The only thing I changed was the wagon wheel pasta, I ended up using fusilli instead because they didn't have the wagon wheel pasta at my local grocery store. I will definitely be making this again.

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Posted 1/27/2010 2:46:03 AM REPORT ABUSE ohiomomof1 said:

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I don't really know how this recipe has an average 3.5/5 spoons. I thought it was pretty terrible. I followed the recipe with a few changes, but I think as written this recipe would not only be bland, but pretty inedible. I subbed the turkey for lean ground beef and omitted the oil. I added around 1.5 cups of pasta to make it go a bit further. I did everything else according to plan. I tasted the finished version before serving and it was so awful. There was no flavor, it just tasted tomato-y. To save it as much as I could from the trashcan, I added some garlic powder, paprika and a crushed beef bouillon cube. I also added a splash of Worcestershire sauce. If you don't have kids that mind a bit of spice, a tiny amount of cayenne OR red pepper flakes might also work. I also added corn for a bit of crunch. It ended up being salvageable, but just barely. It tasted pretty much like Goulash. Fortunately my less picky husband is finishing off the leftovers. But the rest of the family didn't like it so I won't be making it again.

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