Autumn Pasta Bake | Village Fresh® Greenhouse Grown

Ingredients

• 2 pints Heavenly Villagio Marzano® tomatoes (divided)
• 1 lb lean ground turkey (could also use beef, if desired)
• 2 cups cubed pumpkin (divided)
• 1 package (ours was 17.6 ounces) of Pappardelle Pasta
• 1 small tub (8 ounces) Mascarpone cheese (room temp)
• 1 and ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese (divided)
• olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 5 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 small yellow onion (fine diced)
• 1 small red pepper (fine diced)
• 1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• ⅛ tsp (a small pinch!) of nutmeg
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp. plain tomato paste
• ⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese
• finely chopped parsley and/or sage leaves for sauce, for topping, etc. (as desired)
• *You may also like: additional cheese for topping