A satisfying casserole using ground turkey, egg noodles, and plenty of cheese.
This is a really easy and quick meal. Instead of using cream cheese, I used Neufchatel Cheese as it has 1/3 less fat than cream cheese. I also didn't have ground turkey so I used ground chicken. Very tasty. The family loved in...even the picky 3yr old. Thanks for sharing! I will be making this again.
Read MoreI thought this was good and different. It came up under the search for ingredients I had on hand. I like that the cream cheese mixture made the pasta not dry or hard in the oven. Leaving the mozzarella for the top created a nice cheesy layer too. I used lean ground turkey, lite whipped cream cheese, and reduced fat mozzarella and milk. I only had corn pasta, in the house, so I had to use that. Although, I found the taste mixture of it not the best and it was a little heavy. I definitely recommend the pasta suggested. I didn't bother to heat the cream cheese mixture to save on dishes. I just dumped the hot drained pasta, into that bowl, and stirred. I did calculate the calories, and not sure if it was the change in pasta type, however I got 467 calories per serving. Probably not a repeat dish, but it used what I had in the house and for that I am greatful. ty
Read MoreThis is a really easy and quick meal. Instead of using cream cheese, I used Neufchatel Cheese as it has 1/3 less fat than cream cheese. I also didn't have ground turkey so I used ground chicken. Very tasty. The family loved in...even the picky 3yr old. Thanks for sharing! I will be making this again.
Fabulous casserole. I only made two minor changes. I cooked the minced garlic with the turkey and onion and baked it at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. I felt that 375 was going to burn the cheese before it was heated through.
My daughter made this for dinner this evening. Easy enough for her to make... and all the kids are giving it 5 stars! This one is a keeper! She made it exactly as written.
When I read about not having much spices, I decided to add my own to the meat. 1 tsp of mustard, 1 tsp of worcester sauce, 2 cloves of garlic, half onion chopped, and add salt and pepper to taste. First put the chopped onion with oil on sauce pan, when golden add the ground turkey. than add the salt and pepper, garlic, mustard and sauce and still add the italian seasoning. cook till no longer pink. and voila! Awesome...I give my recipe 5 stars. Hope u enjoy also
With a few changes, 5 stars! Great meal for families with little kids. I sauteed a few crushed garlic cloves in with the onions and ground turkey. I added more like a tablespoon of italian seasoning to the meat too. In addition to the tomato sauce, I added a can of italian style stewed tomatoes and more dried basil, italian seasoning and onion powder (the added tomatoes made it really yummy!) I think that if I'd made it as written it may have been a bit bland. Our 7-year-old loved it, my Hubby had 3 helpings!
We pretty much ate the whole thing in one night. My hubby asked me if I put crack in it.
I made this tonight but changed it quite a bit because it didn't sound super flavorful as-is. First I added equal parts sweet onion and green pepper, salt and pepper to begin to sweat them down. I increased the garlic to 3 cloves (about 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic) which I then added to the onion and peppers after about 6 minutes and cooked about 30 seconds. I then added 2 heaping T of tomato paste to the onion, peppers and garlic and cooked for a couple of minutes. I added the ground turkey and cooked just through and then added 3/4 can of 28oz tomato sauce. I didn't drain the turkey cause I used very lean turkey. I then added about 1/2 tsp ground oregano and a heaping tsp of basil, salt and pepper to taste instead of the Italian seasoning. I used 1 1/3 boxes of tri-colored rotini, cooked about 6 minutes which I added to a bowl with 4oz chive cream cheese and parsley and blended until coated. I then added the turkey mixture to the bowl, 1 1/2 cups mozarella and mixed. I poured them into a sprayed 13x9 dish and topped with 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese and baked for 20 minutes at 375. It was a big hit with the family.
With the addition of some extra Italian spices and garlic to the ground turkey, this recipe would get 5 stars. I did not have mozzarella, so I used grated Colby jack and it was delicious! A new favorite at my house. My husband said, "It's everything Hamburger Helper wishes it could be." Thanks for the recipe!
I love this one. It was like a super easy Lasagna. Didn't have Tomato Sauce so I used hunts spegetti sauce and bowtie pasta. My husband and three kids loved it! My husband even said "this is the best lasagna you've made yet" HAHA you mean "ground turkey noodle bake"
This was really good! My husband actually enjoyed having leftovers the next night, which is rare. I'd say it tastes a lot like lasagna but it was much easier/quicker to make. Yum!
This was a good recipe but a little bland for our tastes. Next time I'll probably add a little garlic slat to the meat and put some mozzarella in with the noodles because the bottom falls apart really easily and it's hard to get out of the pan in one piece.
Was very family friendly and delicious! Even my toddler loved it! I think next time I may use the philadelphia cooking cream in place of the milk, cream cheese, and garlic!
I thought this was good and different. It came up under the search for ingredients I had on hand. I like that the cream cheese mixture made the pasta not dry or hard in the oven. Leaving the mozzarella for the top created a nice cheesy layer too. I used lean ground turkey, lite whipped cream cheese, and reduced fat mozzarella and milk. I only had corn pasta, in the house, so I had to use that. Although, I found the taste mixture of it not the best and it was a little heavy. I definitely recommend the pasta suggested. I didn't bother to heat the cream cheese mixture to save on dishes. I just dumped the hot drained pasta, into that bowl, and stirred. I did calculate the calories, and not sure if it was the change in pasta type, however I got 467 calories per serving. Probably not a repeat dish, but it used what I had in the house and for that I am greatful. ty
My husband and I love this recipe. I make it exactly as directed, with the exception of using about double the amount of mozzarella cheese on top. I use ground turkey from our local Amish market, as well as Amish whole wheat wide noodles. Delicious!
Made this over the weekend with a few tweaks. I used onion & chive cream cheese and Half & Half instead of milk. I used 2 5.5 oz Hot & Spicy V8 and Campbells tomoato soup instead of tomato sauce. I cooked the ground turkey in vegetable broth, garlic powder and a dry zesty italian dressing mix. Added dried parsley to both sauces. Salt & pepper to taste when done. It was pretty good!
My husband really liked this. It reminded me of hamburger helper. The noodles in the cheese sauce were really tasty. It was the turkey mixture that was not very flavorful. Maybe next time I will try this with marinara sauce and not regular tomato sauce. It definitely needs more spices but it is a good base recipe to make your own. Thanks for sharing!
Very nice recipe, my whole family enjoyed it, Doubled it for our family of 5. Would make again for sure!
Like others i will add a little parmigiana to the cream cheese ,make it a little more like Alfredo! This is a great way to use ground turkey though kudos my dear really tasty !
I loved this dish. I know my husband liked it because he had seconds. I cut the receipt in half which was perfect for us. I have one left over for my lunch.
Good use of ground turkey and I really wanted a casserole type dish. Thanks. I only added salt.
Made this for my family last night. They all enjoyed it! I used lite cream cheese and skim milk, worked fine. I did not have Italian seasoning so I used some garlic powder, oregano, and basil. Truly comfort food that sticks to your ribs. Yummy!
This was a wonderful recipe. All I did different was use 4 cups of egg noodles. DH loves this recipe and asked I keep it in the regular rotation.
This was so delicious! I thought it tasted a lot like lasagna but easier to prepare. My son said it tasted like hamburger helper but a hundred times better! Either way it was a winner at my house. Thanks for submitting this recipe!
This was a nice, simple supper. We only had about 2C of noodles, but that worked out fine. Used a frozen 'seasoning blend' of onions, peppers, celery and parsley (mostly onion), an extra clove of garlic for the turkey, a minced stalk of celery with the turkey, and a mozz/parm blend cheese (only about 3/4C to cut down on fat). Very tasty use for ground turkey.
This recipe, even with some added peppers, tomato and extra spices was very bland. Not sure I will attempt again. Maybe just for a meal for the toddler.
I would a little less of the noodles. I did add a pinch of salt & pepper. It probably would be tasty to add artichoke hearts to the noodle mixture.
This was a SUPER easy way to make a hearty meal! I will be making this regularly because everyone LOVED it!
amazing. very easy to make, I have not eaten a lot of turkey but this was amazing. had It for dinner and leftovers just as good reheated... Definitely will be making again soon...
Absolutely delicious! It's basically an easier/faster way home-made lasagna. I didn't alter the recipe in anyway and when I make this, there are never any leftovers.
This was SUPER good! I love the combination of the garlicky cream sauce and the tomato sauce together. I followed the recipe as written, except for adding more like a tablespoon of minced garlic (we love our garlic!) to the cream cheese and milk mixture. I also added two teaspoons of Italian seasoning, instead of one. I did measure out the three cups of egg noodles and wished I would have added another cup or two to have a larger portion of noodles. My husband and I loved it so much we ate the entire dish, except for a little extra that my husband took for lunch the next day! FYI: I made this the night before so I could just pop it in to bake when I got home from work. I had it baking at 375 for about 45 minutes (30 minutes covered ; 15 minutes uncovered) and it still wasn't hot in the middle (cheese wasn't fully melted either), so if you make ahead and refrigerate, then bake - plan on baking it for at least a hour.
I didn't have mozzarella, so I used Mexican blend. Will definitely make again.
disappointing. I had my doubts about the cream cheese and they were ultimately well-founded--the cream cheese made this dish peculiar.
My family enjoyed this, but we felt it need more flavor. Maybe more garlic, oregano, basil, thyme, etc. would have helped? All in all, a nice dinner that would make a great meal to take to a new Mom or neighbor. Thank you for the recipe.
Made this almost exactly as the recipe stated. Changed pasta from egg noodles to bow tie and put garlic in both the meat and the sauce (I never measure garlic because I used jarred pre-minced, but it was probably just a little over 2 TBSP or so). I also added some (Lawry’s) seasoning salt, a little sea salt, and black pepper to the meat. I was probably more liberal with the Italian seasoning than the recipe called for. In short though, it was delicious! This will be going on our rotation!
I made this dish and it was delicious! I did make a few changes. Because I didn't have mozzarella cheese, I used parmesan cheese for the topping. I also added a few red and orange bell peppers. I will pass this recipe along to my friends. It's a good one!
Boring and that was with spicy pasta sauce (instead of plain tomato sauce) more garlic and more cheese.
Tomato sauce is too acidic for me so I substituted the tomato sauce for a jar of alfredo sauce. It was delicious!
Soo soo good! Make it! You will not be disappointed! So easy to make, does take a little time but it’s worth it! And the serving size is pretty spot on! This is going on our recipe book hall of fame!
This turned out good. Next time I think I will double the cream mixture to make the pasta a little more creamy.
Came out great!! May try a couple different things next time, but will definitely make again.
This was okay, but kind of bland. It needs a little something to spice it up (more than just the Italian seasoning). I added some sliced zucchini to make it more of a complete meal but I'm not sure if I'm going to make it again.
This is tasty. I'm glad I found this recipe. I don't use noodles often, so this was a good addition to my favorites.
It came out amazing!!! I used Prego Pasta sauce with veggies, so I didn’t need the Italian seasoning. Also, I used only half an onion and since I only had about 2.5 ounces of cream cheese, I put a tablespoon of butter. I am definitely making this again!
I added a can of petite tomatoes drained We love this recipe Leftovers are even better!
I added 4oz of plain Greek yogurt instead of cream cheese, and it turned out great! I also added spinach...yum! Oh and I didn't have tomato sauce, so I used pasta sauce and it turned out fine!
This was so easy to make!! I decreased the serving size and it still turned out perfectly!!
I never thought of putting cream cheese on noodles and boy was it good!! I added celery to the onions to add more veggies, used spaghetti sauce and added a hit of hot sauce and worschester sauce to the turkey.
I have 3 teens and they are eating at all different times so I made this in the afternoon and the kids could eat reheat anytime. This one will be added to my rotation.
It was delicious & my husband loved it. For the Italian seasoning, I used fresh rosemary and thyme, and dried marjoram and basil. I love onions and garlic, so in addition to what the recipe called for, I bought the canned tomatoes that included garlic and onion. Also, I opted for the shredded Italian 5 cheese mix, as opposed to just mozzarella. The flavors were enhanced nicely when I added sea salt to the meat and cream mixtures. Great dish!
The flavor of this recipe was great. I did add a little extra Italian seasoning and salt and pepper. I found the 5 minutes to cook the noodles was a bit too much. Next time I make it I’ll only cook them for 4 minutes. It’s a hit with my family though! :-)
Pretty good different. Needed a lot more seasoning so added garlic basil and Italian seasoning and pepper.
Used spaghetti no noodles in the house also used 4 types of cheese and mini sweet peppers
This was delicious! It has a comfort food, lasagna-like taste. I read a few reviews and decided to season the ground turkey using a tenderizer. Someone mentioned the cheese might burn at 375. It almost did, but I just kept an eye on it and covered it with tin foil when it was dark enough. Next time I make this I am going to use double the noodles. I just felt it was heavy on meat and not enough noodles. So good, though!
We liked it, but it was missing something. Definitely needs seasoning of some kind.
Very good! But I didn’t use tomato sauce because I don’t like it, subbed spaghetti sauce. Added more garlic to the cream cheese mixture. Definitely will make again.
This meal was very good tasting. Honestly I wish I could give it 3 1/2 stars because while I did like it, it wasn't anything amazing. The issue, I think, is the lack of cheese. I will make it again however and boost the amount of cheese going into the sauce. Overall, a good dish but just missed a little something.
Made the recipe as-is. My kids (boys 5 and 9) loved it. My 9 year old took left-overs to school for lunch every day until it was gone. I agree with others that it's not a riot of flavors, BUT sometimes simple is what you need. Super easy to make, and I will be adding to rotation knowing even my fussy 5 year old will ask for seconds.
Excellent recipe. My family liked it a lot. I didn’t have egg noodles so I used penne pasta otherwise I made it exactly like the recipe. It was easy to make and tasty. I will definitely be making it this again.
Great weeknight meal. Any and all changes of previous reviewers add value. I threw 1 tbsp of mustard and Worcestershire sauce, a teaspoon of Italian seasoning and onion powder. I like a little heat so next time I'll add 1 tbsp of red pepper flakes
I wish all my recipes were this easy and this tasty. Followed the recipe exactly. Husband, 6 and 3 year olds approved too.
I use wheat noodles and I also add, yellow peppers, red chili flakes and additional salt and pepper for flavor. Oh so yummy!
My kids absolutely LOVED it & my daughter wanted to take some for lunch at school. This recipe is a MUST!!!
Tasty recipe if you enjoy ground turkey. Easier than lasagna since not multi-layered.
I was not too sore about this. I’m not a huge fan of pasta with red sauce, but I was nicely surprised! The cream cheese sauce gave the pasta a very nice flavor, and even my picky reassures loved it! One of the kids hates onions, so I subbed for onion powder, which he never minds. I also subbed the parsley for fresh cilantro. Super good!
My lasagna-hating kids loved this easy meal! I sprinkled an extra teaspoon of Italian seasoning over the top before baking, but otherwise stayed true to the delicious recipe as is. Thank you!
So delicious I couldn't stop eating it! I substituted bowties for the egg noddles, which was a nice touch! My only concern was the thinckness of the cream cheese. Perhaps this could be substituted with something healthier and lighter.
Was a hit with my 5 yr old was a great way to get him to eat ground turkey... would used anything ground in it.. I snuck in some spinach for extra goodie.. and he had two bowls.. a household hit..
I made as written. The only change was I mixed the ground turkey with the noodles then sprinkled with cheese and baked it. One reviewer said the noodles did get hard in the oven. Very true. Fantastic. Will make again and again. Thanks.
I used semolina twisty noodles (625g) and doubled the cream cheese and milk. The family loved it! I was hoping to have left-overs, but no luck there! I served it with simple carrots sticks and red pepper strips.
The family loved this! I did add some dried basil, a splash of Merlot, and some minced garlic to the meat mixture, along with the Italian seasoning. It's definitely a keeper!
My husband loved this dish. I did add some hot pepper flakes to zest it up a bit. And I lowered the calories by using low fat milk and cream cheese.
Overall it was simple, easy on the budget and delicious. I made the mistake of leaving it too long in the oven, 10 minutes was enough for the cheese to melt down. My husband and I are looking forward to the leftovers and making it again.
Turned out great! I doubled it & cooked in oven for about 15 mins. I used 6 C egg noodles, 2 LB ground turkey, 24 oz jar of marinara, 1 C milk (actually a little over since i used up last bit of half & half sitting in my fridge) 1 block cream cheese (8oz). I had to add a little of water to my turkey/marinara so i could bring it to a boil. added salt & seasonings. Sprinkled a little bit of powdered chicken bouillon in pasta water. Only have garlic powder so used that in milk/cream cheese mixture. I did add couple of finely diced celery to my meat, it added a nice little crunch. Next time i'll add some other type of veggies, maybe a can peas & carrots. Main thing it was easy! i'm not a good cook, so this right up my alley.
Turned out wonderful....didn't change a thing only added turkey stock to ground turkey & onion while cooking. Family loves it. Thank you.
