Skinny Cheesy Pasta Bake

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I had such a great time guest posting over at Love and Laundry! Hop over and check out Shatzi's amazing blog and grab my recipe for Sunshine Muffins!You are in for a treat, my friends.
This pasta bake is so tasty and guess what?? It's healthy too! Made with ground turkey and whole wheat penne pasta, it will fill you up and satisfy that comfort food craving! It makes such a big pan, you'll most likely have leftovers for lunch the next day. You're welcome. ;)
SKINNY CHEESY PASTA BAKE: (recipe adapted from Allrecipes)Ingredients:

• 1 pound whole wheat penne pasta
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pound lean ground turkey
• 2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups reduced-fat or fat free sour cream
• 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and carrot until onion is translucent and carrot is crisp-tender. Add the pound of turkey. Cook until it is no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.
4. Layer ingredients into prepared baking dish as follows: half the cooked penne pasta, provolone cheese, sour cream, half the sauce mixture, remaining penne, mozzarella cheese, and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
5. Bake in preheated oven until cheeses are melted, about 30 minutes.

Here's a few pictures I took of the layering process:Pour half of cooked pasta into bottom of lightly greased 9x13 dish: Layer sliced provolone cheese on top of pasta: Spread sour cream over provolone cheese:Add half the sauce onto sour cream layer:Add the remaining half of penne pasta: Sprinkle the pasta with shredded mozzarella cheese:  Spread the remaining half of sauce over mozzarella: Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese: Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly: ENJOY!!!If you like this recipe PIN it! Also, feel free to follow me on Google Friend Connect (on the right hand side -->) to keep up with what I'm cooking up next! Don't forget Pinterest and Facebook too! I follow back :) Thanks!

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