Otter's Creamy Turkey-Pasta Casserole EDITED**

Otter had an assignment for cooking class.  She had to create a casserole.  This is what she came up with.  It's pretty good and I think it would be great on a cold evening.  Also, this is one that you can play with a little as far as the ingredients go.  Because it was for a grade, measurements did happen here!  But she chopped up the vegetables and then measured them when it looked like she had enough. :)


Creamy Turkey-Pasta Casserole

½ c Chopped Bell Pepper
½ c Chopped onion
1 lb low-fat ground turkey meat
1 tsp olive oil
1 can low-fat cream of mushroom soup
2 c cooked pasta
6oz water
1tsp parsley
1 dash garlic powder
¼ c shredded cheese.

Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.Combine Ground turkey, onion, and bell pepper in large frying pan and cook on med-high heat, scrambling the meat with a wooden spoon, until meat is no longer pink.  Drain excess grease.  Add soup, pasta, water, parsley and garlic powder, stir over medium high heat until all ingredients are blended. Top with cheese and serve.

Also, you could use ground beef instead of turkey and the soup flavor could be changed if you wish.

**EDIT:  Otter increased the soup to two cans, the water to about a soup can full and the cheese to about 1/2 cup.  It worked well and is still very tasty.