Just because we encourage healthy eating doesn't mean we eat boring or badly cooked food. So today we'll share some tasty and healthy pasta recipes. But remember to watch how much you eat, avoid preservatives, and eat lots of veggies, especially leafy greens.
First recipe: pasta with cream and corn
Ingredients
1- kilogram of pasta
2- tablespoon of olive oil.
3- medium onion
4- a little salt and pepper
5 cloves of garlic
6- half a kilo of milk
7- four tablespoons of cream cheese
8- quarter kilo of grated parmesan cheese
9- a little grated nutmeg
10- a pinch of saffron
11- fresh coriander
Preparation method
Cook the pasta the normal way, then drain and put it back in the pot. After that, put the onion and oil in a pan and stir until the onion turns red. Then add the garlic and a quarter spoon of salt. Whisk the milk and let it simmer on low heat. Whisk it with cream cheese, Parmesan, chipotles, adobo sauce, and nutmeg. Stir the corn and keep it on low heat, stirring now and then until the corn heats and the mix thickens a bit, about 3 minutes. Then mix the cream with the pasta and when serving, you can add coriander on top.
Second recipe: Spinach and chicken pasta
Ingredients
1 kilo pasta
2 tablespoons of roasted almonds
3 small garlic cloves
4 cups fresh spinach
5- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
6- Salt and pepper
7- Cherry tomatoes
8- Grilled chicken pieces
9- Small red onion
10- Lemon peel
Preparation method
Boil the pasta as usual then in a food processor blend the almonds and lemon peel until smooth, add the spinach, oil, salt and pepper then blend again till it’s a smooth mix, stir the pasta with the sauce then before serving add the tomatoes and chicken on top.
Recipe three: Pasta with sautéed pepper and cheese
Ingredients
1-1 tablespoon of unsalted butter.
2-1 tablespoon of olive oil
3-3 green peppers
4-1 small onion sliced
5-Salt
6-Ground black pepper
7-2 zucchinis
8- Spaghetti pasta
9- A cup of mozzarella cheese
10- Fresh basil
Preparation method
Heat butter and oil over medium heat in a pan, then add sliced peppers, onions, a little black pepper, and salt. Keep stirring. After 10 minutes, add zucchini and cook until soft. Meanwhile, cook the pasta, then drain it and add the grated mozzarella and the other mix. Before serving, top it with basil.
Recipe 4: Pasta with shrimp and spinach
Ingredients
1- Pesto tomato sauce
2- Lemon
3- Tablespoon of olive oil
4- 3 cloves of garlic
5- Half a kilo of peeled shrimp
6- Half a cup of white vinegar.
7- Fresh spinach
8- Kilo of pasta
Preparation method
1- Boil regular pasta then mix it with pesto tomato sauce. Put oil in a big pan then add some lemon peel and garlic and keep stirring. This will take two minutes then add shrimp and turn up the heat. Cook shrimp until done then add pasta and spinach and turn off the heat.
Recipe five: Chicken and ginger pasta
Ingredients
1- pieces of chopped chicken
2- pieces of fresh ginger
3-6 cloves of chopped garlic
4- chopped mushrooms
5- big spoon of soy sauce
6 tablespoons of sesame oil
7- some green onions
9- peas
10- noodles
Preparation method
Mix the chicken, ginger, and garlic and add a cup of water in a large pot over the stove. Let it simmer on low heat for no more than 30 minutes until the chicken is cooked. Then add the mushrooms and sesame oil and lower the heat for 10 minutes. Next add the noodles to the pot and stir them until cooked. Finally, add the peas which cook in about 4 minutes.
Recipe six: Alfredo
Ingredients
1- Whole wheat pasta
2- 1 big spoon of olive oil
3- 1 chopped garlic clove
4- 2 big spoons of flour
5- low sodium chicken broth
6- 1 cup of milk
7- grated parmesan cheese
8- 2 spoons of Greek yogurt
9- Ground black pepper
10- A pinch of ground pepper
11- Chopped parsley
12- Flour
Preparation method
Boil the pasta as usual, then drain it and put it in a bowl. In a large pan over the stove, heat the oil, then add the garlic until you smell it. Sprinkle the flour after that and wait till it turns golden. Gradually add the broth and wait until the mixture is smooth. Let it boil a bit, then gradually add the milk. Lower the heat until it thickens and gets a good texture. Then take off the heat and add the cheese, pepper, and salt and mix it with the pasta.
Recipe seven: Butter pasta with vegetables
Ingredients
1- Mixed veggies (carrot-potato-peas..)
2- Large onion
3- Two crushed garlic cloves
4- Two tablespoons of olive oil
5- Salt and pepper
6- Two tablespoons of chopped rosemary
7- One teaspoon of chopped red pepper
8- Parmesan cheese
9- Pasta
Preparation method
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut all the veggies into small pieces with the onion and put them on a baking tray with the garlic. Drizzle oil, salt, and pepper on them. Bake the veggies for 40 minutes until tender and golden, then take them out. Boil some water and cook the pasta as usual. Keep stirring until it foams and turns golden, then add rosemary.
Put all ingredients together in a bowl for serving and place parmesan cheese beside it.
Eighth pasta: Cheese pasta
Ingredients
1- Half a kilo of pasta
2- A cup of heavy cream
3- Half a cup of milk
4- Cheddar cheese
5- Butter
6- Cup of pumpkin puree
7- Bell pepper
8- Chives
Preparation method
Boil the pasta. At the same time, heat the butter in a pan on low heat. When it's fully melted, add the cream and milk. Let the milk, cream, and butter boil on the stove, then add the piece of cheese. It will turn into a thick cream. After adding all the cheese, add the pumpkin puree, too. Stir them until smooth. Drain the pasta and put it on this cream. Before serving, cut the pepper and chives on top.
Ninth pasta: Cauliflower Alfredo
Ingredients
1- Half a cup of raw cashews
2- Cauliflower
3- Chopped leeks
4- 3 garlic cloves
5- A tablespoon of olive oil
6- 3 tablespoons of lemon juice
7 tablespoons of tahini
8- half a cup of water
9- half a cup of nutritional yeast
10- salt and pepper
11- chopped parsley
12- noodles
Preparation method
Start by steaming the cauliflower for 7 minutes until cooked, and at the same time boil the pasta. Then fry the leeks and garlic in a pan with olive oil until the garlic turns golden. Put the nuts in a blender with half a cup of water until it’s creamy, then add the leeks, tahini, cauliflower, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper until smooth. Mix this with the drained pasta well.
Tenth pasta: Chicken pasta
Ingredients
1- Chicken breasts
2- Olive oil
3- Pasta
4- Spices
5- Butter
6- Garlic
7- Flour
8- Tahini
9- Cream
10- Red and yellow peppers
11- Red onion
12- Grated Parmesan cheese
13- Fresh parsley for garnish
14- Mushrooms
How to prepare
Grill the chicken and boil the pasta then drain it. Heat the butter in a pot then add the flour and garlic and mix them. After that, pour the milk and spices slowly. Then lower the heat. Add the cheese and cream and stir until smooth and blended. In a pan add the bell pepper, onion, and olive oil then add the mushrooms and keep cooking.
Mix the pasta with cashew sauce, chicken cubes, and veggies. You can add parsley just before serving.
Pasta number eleven: taco and pasta salad
Ingredients
1- Half kilo pasta
2- Half kilo minced meat
3- Taco spices
4 cups chopped zucchini
5 cups sauce
6 cups corn
7 cups Mexican cheese
8- cheddar cheese
9- cream
Preparation method
Cook the pasta the usual way, brown the minced meat in a hot pan, then drain the pasta and add taco spices, corn, zucchini, sauce, cheese, and the minced meat.
Recipe twelve: Pasta with peas
Ingredients
1- Smoked meat cubes
2-4 cups of zucchini cut into spirals
3- A cup of pesto sauce
5- Quarter teaspoon salt
6- A pinch of black pepper
7- A cup of peas
8 cups of cheese
How to prepare
Heat the pan on the stove and add the meat. Wait 7 minutes until soft, then add zucchini noodles and fry with the meat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Then add pesto sauce and stir it in. Turn off the heat, then add peas before serving. Add cheese and dried basil.
In this recipe, we used zucchini like noodles.
Thirteenth pasta: Healthy spaghetti
Ingredients
1 cup of grated zucchini.
2 cups of grated carrot
3 cups of marinara sauce
4 sliced sausages
5 cloves of minced garlic
6 eggs
7 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
8 cups of grated parmesan cheese
9 cups of Greek yogurt
10 tablespoons of dried thyme
11- teaspoons of salt
12- kilo spaghetti
13- basil
Preparation method
Boil the pasta normally, brown the sausage in a big pan until cooked and color changes. In another bowl, mix milk, eggs, garlic, a cup of mozzarella cheese, half a cup of parmesan, and salt. Stir until smooth. Mix the sauce with the grated zucchini and carrot. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the pan with a bit of olive oil. Then add half the sauce and put a quarter of the spaghetti in the pan, then half the cheese mix, and half the meat mix. Repeat the layers. Top with a bit of sauce. Cover pan with foil and bake about 30 minutes.
Recipe 14: Ngresco
Ingredients
1- bag of pasta
2- A little olive oil
3- Small chicken pieces
4- Salt
5- Pepper
6- Brown
7- Paprika
8- Curry
9- Yogurt
10-Cream
Preparation method
Boil water the usual way, drain it, cut chicken into small pieces and slices. Add paprika, curry, turmeric, black pepper, and yogurt. Let it sit. Then put it in a pan on low heat with green pepper, a bit of butter, olive oil, and some yogurt. Stir them together until mixed. Then add cream and mozzarella cheese. Mix it all with the pasta.
Recipe fifteen: Red sauce pasta
Ingredients
1- Pasta
2- Tomato sauce
3- A little salt and pepper
4- Onion
5- Minced garlic
6- Low sodium chicken broth
Preparation method
Boil the pasta the usual way, then drain it. Next, prepare the sauce with salt, pepper, and chicken broth. Put it all with the pasta on low heat for 5 minutes before serving. Add some grated basil.
