Boursin Pesto Turkey Pasta (gf/df optional)

07/30/2024

Many of my recipes come from inspiration of something I heard about or saw elsewhere to be totally honest. My mom told me about a pasta similar to this that she had had.... I can't remember where or in what context, all I knew is I must hop on over to Trader Joe's and recreate it immediately for dinner. And holy moly, am I SO GLAD because this screams comfort food.

Now, my philosophy on recipes is that there's no right way to do it. Recipes are always a suggestion. They can always be made a little bit better, no matter who published the recipe: Michelle Rosen or Bon Appetit magazine. But I digress.

I made this completely gluten and dairy free, but the versatility of this is that you can make it totally gluten and dairy full, if you wanted.

Here are my tips:

- Gluten-free Fusilli pasta: got mine at Trader Joe's. The Fusilli shape helps grab the sauce and hold onto more flavor, but you could also do another pasta shape. ** Chickpea pastas will give you more protein for your buck!

- Dairy-free Boursin cheese: also from Trader Joe's. Spoiler alert, I got everything for this meal there. You can also use regular boursin cheese.

- Pesto: I love the vegan kale pesto from TJ's in the refrigerated section, but any pesto works!

You also need...

- Ground turkey

- Sea Salt

- Fresh basil (optional), cut into ribbons

- Red Pepper Flakes

Let's get cookin!

Ingredients:

1/2 package of pasta
1 lb. ground turkey
2-3 tbsp. pesto
1 package of boursin cheese
fresh basil, cut into ribbons
salt and pepper to taste

What to do:

1. Bring a pot of SALTED water to a boil, and cook pasta until al dente. Drain in a colander and rinse.

2. While pasta is cooking, brown ground beef. Season with salt, pepper, and I love to add a little poultry seasoning. You can simply do a bit of oregano and garlic.

3. Add package of boursin to ground turkey, and stir while it melts. Add in a couple spoonfuls of pesto as well as the sea salt and red pepper flakes. Add pasta back in, as well as fresh basil and combine completely.

4. Serve immediately and enjoy!