Turkey Pasta Arrabiata Recipe with Bernard Matthews | AD

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Every New Year people make resolutions about all sorts of things but ones that crop up all the time are to work on a healthier lifestyle and diet. This year I haven’t really made any formal resolutions apart from our annual Bucket List but I have been looking at our diet, the way that we manage meals at home and the types of food we eat.

We have always cooked food in bulk, portioned it out and frozen it ready for an easy, healthy meal on a future date. But this has lead to us not cooking from scratch very often and my main issue with that is I feel like LP and Little Man are missing out on seeing me cook, learning how to cook and knowing exactly where the food we eat has come from.

So this year I am making a resolution to cook from scratch when I can but with such a busy lifestyle I need meals that I can cook fairly quickly. With this in mind I have created a twist on a typical Pasta Arrabiata recipe with the addition of Bernard Matthews Turkey Breast Pieces which are only 60 calories per serving and gluten free as well as being a great source of vitamins and minerals.

You can also make this turkey recipe with leftover turkey or even chicken. It will be absolutely delicious whatever meat you use and a great dish to keep the whole family happy.

If you would rather use lean ground turkey for this, follow the same recipe but fry off the turkey at the same time as frying the garlic and onions. Using ground turkey is a really cost effective way to make this penne arrabbiata recipe and it works really well with the arrabbiata sauce too. 

If you’d like to bulk out the recipe even more you can add red pepper flakes or fresh sliced pepper. This penne arrabiata is a fantastic one pot pasta dish which can be served simply with a sprinkling of grated parmesan cheese. You really cannot beat a hearty bowl of penne pasta at the end of a long day – complete with a delicious homemade pasta sauce. 

This isn’t a very spicy penne arrabiata but you can add more spice to it if you want to. We’ve just gone for a mild recipe as we wanted it to be suitable for young kids to eat! We also sometimes use spaghetti to make a spaghetti arrabiata which the kids always love too. 

Here’s our Bernard Matthews Turkey Arrabiata Pasta recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
• 300ml passata
• 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes – or fresh chili peppers if you like it spicy!
• 1 chicken stock cube made into 100ml stock
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree or tomato paste
• 400g Bernard Matthews Turkey Breast Pieces
• 400g pasta

Recipe

• Cook the pasta as per packet instructions.
• Whilst the pasta is cooking add olive oil to a hot pan and fry the onion and garlic over medium heat until lightly browned.
• Add the tomatoes, passata, chilli, stock and tomato puree. Simmer the spicy tomato sauce for ten minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the turkey and continue to simmer until hot through and the pasta has cooked.
• Drain the pasta water and stir it into the arrabiata sauce. Serve immediately – with a fresh basil garnish if you fancy!

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Bernard Matthews Pasta Arrabiata Recipe

So this year I am making a resolution to cook from scratch when I can but with such a busy lifestyle I need meals that I can cook fairly quickly. With this in mind I have created a twist on a typical Pasta Arrabiata recipe with the addition of Bernard Matthews Turkey Breast Pieces which are only 60 calories per serving and gluten free as well as being a great source of vitamins and minerals.

Course lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword pasta

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 188kcal

Ingredients

• 1 onion chopped
• 1 garlic clove crushed
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 300 ml passata
• 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
• 1 chicken stock cube made into 100ml stock
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 400 g Turkey Breast Bernard Matthews
• 400 g pasta

Instructions

• Cook the pasta as per packet instructions.
• Whilst the pasta is cooking add oil to a hot pan and fry the onion and garlic until lightly browned.
• Add the tomatoes, passata, chilli, stock and tomato puree. Simmer for ten minutes.
• Add the turkey and continue to simmer until hot through and the pasta has cooked.
• Drain the pasta and stir it into the sauce. Serve immediately

*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.