I suck at taking aesthetic pictures of food lol but I promised this baked ziti is SO good! It’s one of the very few things all 6 of my kids will eat lol! Ingredients and recipe below: Ingredients: 1 lb box ziti 1 Ib 99/1 lean ground turkey 1/2 small yellow onion (100 g) diced 2 24 oz jars marinara sauce 1 tsp each: dried oregano, basil, garlic powder 1/2 tsp ground thyme pinch red pepper flakes - optional 3 cups fresh spinach (64 g) roughly chopped 5 oz mozzarella cheese (140 g) ~ 1 2/3 cups 1 cup 2% low fat cottage cheese 1 oz parmesan cheese (28 g) ~1/3 cup fresh grated fresh basil or parsley - optional, to garnish Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 F and lightly grease a 9x13 glass baking dish. 2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to box instructions until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop cooking. 3. Meanwhile, set a large deep skillet on medium high. Spray with oil, add turkey and onion and cook, breaking turkey apart into small pieces (~5 min). Season with salt and pepper (I do 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper). 4. Reduce heat to medium low and add marinara, dried oregano, basıl, garlic powder, thyme and red pepper tlakes. Gently simmer 10-15 minutes. Add spinach during the last 2-3 minutes. 5. In the baking dish, layer 1/2 pasta, 1/2 sauce, cottage cheese and 1/2 mozzarella. Repeat with remaining pasta and sauce, then top with mozzarella and parmesan. Bake for 20 minutes. Garnish with basil or parsley and enjoy!

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