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Smoky Dutch Oven Turkey Mushroom Penne

Spice-rubbed turkey breast and penne simmered right in a smoky, creamy broth of deeply browned mushrooms, then baked under stretchy mozzarella with a bright lime-cilantro finish.

Smoky Dutch Oven Turkey Mushroom Penne

Ingredients

  • 1 lb450 gTurkey breast, boneless skinlesscut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • 1¾ tsp4 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • 1⅛ tsp3 gChili powder
  • 1 tsp1 gDried oregano
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • 1 tbsp14 gCanola oil
  • 5¾ cups sliced400 gWhite mushroomssliced
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicminced
  • 3½ cups840 gLow-sodium chicken broth
  • 10½ oz300 gPasta, drypenne
  • ½ cup120 gSour cream
  • 3½ oz100 gPart-skim mozzarellashredded
  • 1 tbsp15 gLime juice
  • ½ cup chopped8 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) with a rack in the lower middle.
  2. In a bowl, toss the turkey breast with the cumin, smoked paprika, chili powder, oregano and salt.
  3. Heat half of the canola oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat and brown the turkey 5 to 6 minutes until it reaches 165°F (74°C); move it to a plate.
  4. Add the remaining half of the canola oil and the mushrooms to the Dutch oven and cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring now and then, until deeply browned and dry.
  5. Stir in the garlic for 1 minute, then pour in the chicken broth, scraping up the browned bits, and bring to a boil.
  6. Stir in the pasta, cover and simmer over medium-low heat 8 minutes, stirring twice, until the pasta is just short of tender and still saucy.
  7. Take the Dutch oven off the heat and stir in the sour cream and the cooked turkey with its juices until creamy.
  8. Scatter the mozzarella over the top and bake uncovered 12 to 15 minutes until bubbling and lightly golden.
  9. Rest 5 minutes, then drizzle with the lime juice and scatter the cilantro over the top before serving.

Contains: Milk, Gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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