Turkey and cranberry pasta
Ground turkey browned with aromatics, simmered in marinara and dotted with tart cranberries for brightness.
- Per serving
- $3.71
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 35 min
- Whole dinner
- $14.84
Ingredients
1.5 lb Ground turkey
about $5.5032 oz Rao's pasta sauce
On sale at Winn-Dixie: Rao's Homemade Pasta Sauce, 32 oz
$5.74$7.4912 oz Zucchini squash
On sale at Winn-Dixie: Green Snap Beans, Yellow or Zucchini Squash or Vine Ripe or Beefsteak Tomatoes
$1.991/3 cup Dried cranberries
about $2.001 lb Pasta
about $1.752 tablespoons Olive oil
pantry1 teaspoon Salt
pantry1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
pantry
Prices are from Winn-Dixie the week of October 4, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground turkey in oil, breaking it into small pieces as it cooks, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add diced zucchini and cook 3 minutes. Stir in pasta sauce and cranberries. Simmer 10 minutes until the zucchini is tender.
- Toss pasta with sauce and serve.
Why it’s cheap
2 of the 8 ingredients were on sale at Winn-Dixie the week of October 4, 2026, led by rao's pasta sauce at $5.74 instead of $7.49.
The sale items rang up $1.75 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $3.71 a serving, or $14.84 for 4 servings.
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