Recipe: Salsa Chicken with Pasta (using ground chicken or turkey)

SALSA CHICKEN WITH PASTA

1 pound uncooked penne or fusilli pasta
2 carrots, peeled, cut into chunks
4 small cloves garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1 pound ground chicken (or turkey)
1 cup prepared salsa
1 cup prepared spaghetti sauce
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
Grated Parmesan cheese (for serving)

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.

Finely chop carrots in food processor fitted with metal blade or by hand. Add garlic; process or chop until garlic is minced.

Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrots and garlic. Lower heat to medium; simmer until carrots begin to soften, about 3 minutes.

Add chicken to skillet and cook until crumbled and no longer pink, about 5 minutes.

Puree salsa in food processor fitted with metal blade or blender.

Add salsa and spaghetti sauce to chicken in skillet. Cover; simmer over low heat 5 minutes. Add basil, salt and pepper to taste.

Divide pasta among 4 plates. Spoon sauce over top; pass grated cheese.

Makes 6 servings
Adapted from source: Monday to Friday Chicken by Michele Urvater