Turkey Meatballs And Ricotta Bake With Penne

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb penne pasta
• 3 cups grated mozzarella cheese
• 1 1/4 cups grated parmesan cheese
• 7 cups favorite pasta sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese (can use 2 containers if desired)
• oil (for frying)
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (can use less)
• 3/4-1 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 green onions, finely chopped (can use 1 small yellow onion in place of green onions)
• 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
• 1 large egg, slighty beaten
• 1 -2 teaspoon seasoning salt (or salt)
• 2 teaspoons black pepper

Recipe

• 1 for the meatballs, mix all meatball ingredients together adding in enough bread crumbs to bind the mixture together.
• 2 form into about 1-inch size balls.
• 3 in a large skillet heat oil and cook the meatballs, shaking the skillet until browned and cooked through (about 6-7 minutes) transfer the meatballs to paper towels to drain.
• 4 cook the penne in a large pot of boiling salted water until just firm-tender; drain.
• 5 set oven to 375 degrees.
• 6 grease a 4-quart baking dish.
• 7 in a small bowl mix together shredded mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
• 8 spoon about 1-1/2 cups sauce in the bottom of the baking dish, then spread half of the meatballs on top of sauce.
• 9 then spoon half of the pasta on top.
• 10 spread half of the remaining sauce and half of the cheese mixture over pasta.
• 11 top with remaining meatballs and then drop dollups of ricotta cheese over meatballs.
• 12 spread remaining pasta over the ricotta.
• 13 top with remaining sauce, and then sprinkle with remaining mozza/parmesan mixture.
• 14 bake for about 35-40 minutes or until golden.
• 15 let stand for 15 minutes before serving.