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Sun Dried Tomato and Turkey One Pot Pasta

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By: Madeline Tague

Updated: September 10, 2024

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Sun Dried Tomato and Turkey One Pot Pasta is a quick and easy weeknight dinner. This sun dried tomato pasta is so simple and bursting with flavor.

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You’ll Learn: How to cook pasta and protein together in one pot

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Simplify dinner with this creamy and delicious sun dried tomato pasta

I like to have a few super easy dinners to have on rotation when we have little time or energy to get dinner together. With this sun dried tomato sauce pasta recipe I can make a full, hearty dinner in less than 30 minutes.

Just brown some ground turkey, add your other ingredients into the pot and simmer. The dried pasta absorbs the liquid as it cooks and you are left with a delicious and creamy sun dried tomato pasta dish.

above view of a wooden spoon scooping sun dried tomato pasta into a serving bowl

What kitchen tools will I need to make this Sun Dried Tomato and Turkey One Pot Pasta?

  • Large pot or dutch oven
  • Measuring spoons
  • Liquid measuring cup
  • Wooden mixing spoon or stiff spatula
  • Serving spoon
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What ingredients will I need to make this sun dried tomato recipe?

You will be amazed at how easy it is to make this sun dried tomato pasta with just a few simple ingredients.

  • Avocado oil
  • Ground turkey
  • Salt
  • Ground pepper
  • Garlic powder
  • Dried pasta
  • Chicken broth
  • Julienne cut sun dried tomatoes in oil
  • Diced tomatoes
  • Parmesan cheese (optional)
Above view of a bowl of healthy one pot pasta with parmesan cheese and fresh basil on top

Do I have to use sun dried tomatoes in oil?

Yes! This is a crucial ingredient. The julienne cut sun dried tomatoes not in oil do not add enough flavor to the dish.

There are several brands that make these sun dried tomatoes in oil. You can find them near the jarred pesto and pasta suace at most grocery stores.

Can I make this into a vegetarian one pot pasta dish?

Yes! It is very easy to use a meat substitute like the Beyond Meat crumbles in place of the ground turkey to keep this meal vegetarian. If you leave out the parmesan cheese, then this is a fully vegan pasta dish!

Above view of a hand shaking a spoonful of parmesan cheese over  a bowl of sun dried tomato pasta

How to make Sun Dried Tomato and Turkey One Pot Pasta

Step 1: Brown ground turkey

To begin, heat oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat.Once the oil is hot, add the ground turkey to the pot.

Then, allow the turkey to brown for 3 minutes. Add salt, pepper and garlic powder to the pot with the ground turkey.

Continue cooking the turkey and spices and breaking into small crumbles with a spatula for 4 minutes.

Step 2: Bring all ingredients to a boil

Then, add the dry pasta, sundried tomatoes with oil, diced tomatoes with liquid, chicken broth, and water to the pot. Stir the ingredients to combine.

Next, increase the heat to high and bring to a rolling boil. Continue stirring occasionally as you bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer.

Step 3: Simmer and cook pasta to al dente

Continue simmering for 8-9 minutes stirring frequently. Then, test the pasta to check if it’s al dente, if it is turn off the heat. If not, continue simmering.

Step 4: Cool slightly and enjoy!

Finally, to make the pasta extra creamy, stir in 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese.

Allow to cool slightly and serve with parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper and fresh basil.

Above view of a bowl of sun dried tomato and turkey one pot pasta with a fork in it

How long will this sun dried tomato recipe keep in the fridge?

Once prepared, allow the pasta to cool completely. Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Reheat this pasta with sun dried tomatoes in the microwave or on the stove top. If you reheat it on the stove top, add a little liquid back into the pot to loosen the sauce.

Check out these other quick and easy pasta recipes!

  • Spicy Pumpkin One Pot Pasta
  • Creamy Meat Sauce One Pot Pasta
  • Ground Beef Stroganoff
  • One Pot Lemon Chicken Orzo

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Sun Dried Tomato and Turkey One Pot Pasta

4.83 from 47 votes
Creamy and delicious sun dried tomato pasta with ground turkey
Recipe By: Madeline Tague
Prep: 5 minutes minutes
Cook: 20 minutes minutes
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Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 lb dried pasta
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 8oz jar of julienne cut sun dried tomatoes in oil
  • 1 14.5oz can of diced tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese optional
  • ** To make this recipe vegetarian substitute plant based crumbles in place of the ground turkey
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Instructions

  • Heat oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat
  • Once the oil is hot add the ground turkey to the pot
  • Allow the turkey to brown for 3 minutes
  • Add salt, pepper and garlic powder to the pot with the ground turkey
  • Continue cooking the turkey and spices and breaking into small crumbles with a spatula for 4 minutes
  • Add the dry pasta, sun dried tomatoes with oil, diced tomatoes with liquid, chicken broth, and water to the pot
  • Stir the ingredients to combine
  • Increase the heat to high and bring to a rolling boil – continue stirring occasionally as you bring to a boil
  • Once boiling, reduce to a simmer
  • Continue simmering for 8-9 minutes stirring frequently
  • Test the pasta to check if its cooked, if it is turn off the heat. If not, continue simmering
  • To make the pasta extra creamy, stir in 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • Allow to cool slightly and serve with parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper and basil

Nutrition Information

Serving: 6g, Calories: 545kcal (27%), Carbohydrates: 82g (27%), Protein: 36g (72%), Fat: 10g (15%), Saturated Fat: 2g (13%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.03g, Cholesterol: 48mg (16%), Sodium: 1227mg (53%), Potassium: 1861mg (53%), Fiber: 8g (33%), Sugar: 19g (21%), Vitamin A: 469IU (9%), Vitamin C: 21mg (25%), Calcium: 128mg (13%), Iron: 6mg (33%)

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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101 responses

  1. Amanda
    May 2, 2021

    5 stars
    Love all of the recipes here! Can’t wait to make this again.

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      May 4, 2021

      thank you so much!!

      Reply
  2. Jessica
    May 2, 2021

    5 stars
    Love so easy great week night meal when your busy. Easy and super flavorful. Will become a standard on the rotation now.

    Reply
  3. Jaimie
    May 2, 2021

    3 stars
    I followed this exactly and it was like soup. I don’t know what was wrong but it looked nothing like the photo. I was pretty disappointed. It seemed like way way too much liquid when I read the recipe and I wish I would have added less. This was a miss for me.

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      May 2, 2021

      Hi Jaime, many people have made and loved this recipe. Even friends who are not the best cooks lol (I know there wouldn’t mind me saying that because they said it themselves!) did you use a full pound of pasta? Was it an alternative pasta like chickpea? Also the pasta absorbs more liquid as it sits. Sorry this was a miss for you. I wish you hadn’t left 3 stars. I’m a small female business and this hurts my small business more than you’d know.

      Reply
    2. Jessie
      May 2, 2021

      5 stars
      I also thought it was too much liquid so I just drained it like you do normally when you boil pasta and it still turned out great!!

      Reply
      1. Madeline
        May 4, 2021

        Sorry that you also had a liquid issue, but SO glad you were able to make it work!! thank you!!

        Reply
  4. Jessie
    May 2, 2021

    5 stars
    HIGHLY SUGGEST you buy the Trader Joes spinach and chive linguine (in regular dry pasta aisle) and then make this recipe with it. The combination is UNREAL.

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      May 4, 2021

      ooooo that combo sounds LOVELY thank you for the tip!!

      Reply
  5. Heather
    March 30, 2021

    5 stars
    This recipe has become a firm favourite in my house, so simple to make, absolutely perfect for a week night and is great as leftovers too!

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      April 12, 2021

      wonderful!! Thank you!!

      Reply
    2. Robin
      December 21, 2021

      4 stars
      Was very good! ! We enjoyed I felt like I could of used more turkey and less pasta but was very tasty ! Thank you 😊

      Reply
      1. Madeline
        December 23, 2021

        glad to hear that!

        Reply
  6. Shana
    March 5, 2021

    5 stars
    Loved that I happened to have everything on hand for this recipe! It was easy, delicious and liked by the whole family. The sundries tomatoes really shined! I only added extra salt!

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      March 8, 2021

      wonderful! Thank you so much!!

      Reply
  7. mc
    January 31, 2021

    5 stars
    Easy, delicious recipe – thank you! The best thing I like about this recipe is that besides the meat (which I would usually have in my freezer anyway), all the ingredients can be found in my pantry and nothing “fresh” is required. I refer to these as pantry recipes and are a great option when you haven’t been to the store lately and are scrambling on what to make for dinner.

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      January 31, 2021

      Thank you!! totally agree its so nice to have some pantry recipes to rely on!

      Reply
  8. isabel
    January 12, 2021

    5 stars
    this was delicious! so easy yet so flavorful. my friends are all taking this recipe back to school with them as a great weeknight meal! thank you for always providing simple, easy, super tasty recipes 🙂

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      January 12, 2021

      amazing!! thank you!!

      Reply
  9. Stephanie
    December 29, 2020

    5 stars
    This was delicious and a big hit with my entire family (three teenagers so that’s saying something!). I’ve made it a couple times now, once with Italian sausage instead of the turkey because I wanted to use what I had thawed, and it was awesome that way. This is easy to throw together and easy to modify with whatever protein or veggies you have on hand, but I would definitely not love it as much without the sundried tomatoes!

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      December 30, 2020

      aw wonderful!! thank you! and I agree the sun dried tomatoes definitely add a lot of flavor.

      Reply
  10. Alexa
    December 27, 2020

    5 stars
    So delicious and easy to throw together! The perfect weeknight meal and love that there’s minimal dishes. Adding this to my regular dinner rotation for sure!

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      December 27, 2020

      amazing!! thank you!!

      Reply
  11. Leah
    December 10, 2020

    I made this with Banza! I think because of the film that’s left Banza which you usually wash off when it’s done cooking, this was way creamier than if I used regular pasta and may have altered the flavor a bit. What do you think?

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      December 11, 2020

      Hi Leah! Yep theres probably something weird happening with the chickpeas. In the future if you’re looking for a gluten free pasta to use with this, I recommend the Jovial brand brown rice pasta.

      Reply
      1. Leah
        December 11, 2020

        Perfect, I’ll try that! Was definitely and easy yummy dish nonetheless!

        Reply
  12. Maria
    December 10, 2020

    Super easy to make which makes it great for a weeknight meal to feed the whole family! Love anything with sun dried tomatoes 🤩

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      December 11, 2020

      Amazing!! THank you!!

      Reply
  13. Kylie Ann Stanley
    November 29, 2020

    fantastic recipe and dish! the fam all had seconds 🙂

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      November 30, 2020

      ah yay! so glad! Thank you!

      Reply
  14. Jackie
    November 25, 2020

    5 stars
    Made as is and it was sooo good! Very flavorful and very easy dinner. My husband and daughter gave this a thumbs up as well! This will definitely be in the rotation for quick easy weeknight meals.

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      November 29, 2020

      awesome! thank you!!

      Reply
  15. Sarah S
    November 23, 2020

    5 stars
    This was so tasty and full of flavor!!! A perfect Monday night, no idea what to make and wandering around the grocery store, dish! I added diced onions before I put in the ground Turkey and added spinach after I turned off the stove. I will for sure be making this again!

    Reply
    1. Madeline
      November 25, 2020

      amazing!! thank you so much!

      Reply
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