When I was attempting to come up with different ideas for using up some goat cheese I had on hand one night and realized I was out of pasta sauce, I came up with this dish! In actuality, it turned out better than I anticipated. Instead of sauce, the tomato soup adds a hint of sweetness and the goat cheese gives it a nice creamy texture.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 1 9×13-inch pan |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package cavatappi (corkscrew macaroni)
- 1 ⅓ pounds lean ground turkey
- 1 pinch Italian seasoning, or to taste
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 (19 ounce) can tomato-basil soup (such as Progresso®)
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano
- 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
- 6 ounces chevre (soft goat cheese), crumbled
- 1 ⅓ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 9 to 10 minutes. Drain; return to the pot and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir turkey with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain fat.
- Combine browned turkey, cooked pasta, 1 can of tomato soup, diced tomatoes, and chopped green pepper in a bowl.
- Place one layer of the pasta mixture in the bottom of a 9×13-inch pan. Spread 1/3 of the 2nd can of tomato soup over this layer; add 1/3 of the crumbled goat cheese, and 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat with second and third layers of pasta, ensuring that the top layer is completely covered with mozzarella.
- Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese is melted and browned on top, 20 to 30 minutes.
- The amounts of cheese are approximate. I never wrote down exactly what I used, so follow at your own discretion or feel free to adapt to your own tastes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 652 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 70 g |
| Cholesterol | 111 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 44 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 978 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 23 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Delicious! Improvised…step 5 refers to 2nd can of soup; ingredients call for one can. I added 1 small can of Campbells soup. Only did two layers. It was amazing. Thank you!