Comfort food 101- Lightened up baked pasta

This is one of my favourite go to meals... especially perfect on these colder Fall days. I call it Baked Pasta!

... but this version uses lighter ingredients and more vegetables, yummo!

This recipe is off the top of my head, so here goes....

Chantal's Baked Pasta Dish

1 box of whole grain pasta (penne or macaroni)

1 jar of organic pasta sauce

1 zucchini (shredded)

1 carrot (shredded)

1 tomato (chopped)

1 onion (chopped)

1 lb of ground turkey meat

1 cup of shredded mozzarella

Olive oil and Italian herbs

Directions:

Cook the onions in olive oil in a large pan, add the ground turkey and some oregano and basil and even some garlic powder. Once it's all browned up, add the vegetables and cook for another couple of minutes. Add the jar of pasta sauce and simmer for a couple of minutes.

In the meantime, boil the water for the pasta and cook it al dente.

In a 9x13 oven-proof dish, place the noodles and the meat sauce all in one and mix it around. Spread the shredded cheese on top and bake in a 350 degrees oven until the cheese bubbles- about 20 minutes.

Enjoy with a green salad for a nicely balanced meal.