Anyone got tasty heathy pasta recipes??

jemmawilkinson87

I'm looking to make healthy pasta for my family, something that everyone will enjoy, I usually make tuna sweet corn and light mayo pasta, is this even healthy?

livingleanlivingclean

Do you like it? Does it fit your calorie goals?

I personally hate tuna, and not a huge fan of corn. Mayo on pasta is a weird concept to me... That said, I wouldn't make your dish, or eat it!

If I have pasta, I usually have spaghetti (a mix of real pasta and zoodles to bulk it out), and a tomato/meat based sauce (bolognese). With fresh Parmesan...

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

Food is not healthy or unhealthy. Over all diets are.

elfin168

http://www.skinnytaste.com/easiest-pasta-and-broccoli-recipe/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/macaroni-salad-with-tomatoes/
http://www.myrecipes.com/healthy-diet/healthy-pasta-salad-recipes#confetti-pasta-salad-0
https://www.muscleforlife.com/pasta-salad-recipes/
heaps of recipes out there")

jnananamaste

I swap out pasta with spaghetti squash. I like it better, digest it better and (bonus) it's much lower in calories. 1/2 the family likes & 1/2 doesn't so I make pasta and squash.

kommodevaran

Both tasty and healthy are tough... such subjective terms. I don't even use a lot of recipes, but I like:
Pasta with ham and peas (use cream or cream cheese)
Pasta bolognese (you can hide lots of vegs in the sauce)
Pasta Alfredo (I use mushrooms in addition to the chicken)
Pasta with ricotta and peas (Rachael Ray recipe)
Pasta with scampi
Minestrone soup

MelanieCN77

Broccoli and lemon and a sprinkling of parmesan.

estherdragonbat

Define 'healthy'. I've been cooking a lot of pasta and Asian noodle recipes over the past year. Some more fattening than others, but I've made them fit my daily calories and I've been losing weight steadily. If you tell me what you're shooting for, I can probably give you some suggestions.

JohnnyPenso

jnananamaste wrote: »

I swap out pasta with spaghetti squash. I like it better, digest it better and (bonus) it's much lower in calories. 1/2 the family likes & 1/2 doesn't so I make pasta and squash.

Same here. The amount of spaghetti squash you can eat and stay within your calorie targets is staggering. I usually take a half squash and throw it on a plate, start forking the squash but keeping it in the shell, and pour the sauce right in there and sprinkle parmesan on top. You can eat a whole half squash + sauce + parm for 300ish calories.

Francl27

I still make pasta and meatballs or lasagna. We all eat it. It's all about portion control.

ren01

I have a favourite recipe called Feta Pasta Salad. I use leeks, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic (in a little fry light), then add 50g of cooked wholemeal pasta and some fresh spinach. Top with some feta cheese and serve. This feeds 4 people. The pasta quantity is quite small but you don't notice with all the veg in there. Hope it helps!

tinkerbellang83

In a bid to start getting more veg in my diet, I started blitzing carrots (quick steam in the microwave first) and courgettes in the food processor with some chilli and garlic with some hot water to make a sauce and add pasta and some chicken or pancetta. It's soooo filling too.

This is nutritional info for it:

Queenmunchy

elfin168 wrote: »

http://www.skinnytaste.com/easiest-pasta-and-broccoli-recipe/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/macaroni-salad-with-tomatoes/
http://www.myrecipes.com/healthy-diet/healthy-pasta-salad-recipes#confetti-pasta-salad-0
https://www.muscleforlife.com/pasta-salad-recipes/
heaps of recipes out there")

All of this!