Just because you are on a diet, doesn't mean you can't enjoy a delicious Italian meal. So, live a little, and work your way through these healthy pasta recipes for weight loss. These tasty easy pasta recipes are the perfect guilt-free way to shed those extra pounds.
Pasta alone doesn’t make you fat. If you’ve ever been to Italy, you may have marveled at how Italians maintain their slim figures when they consume carb-laden dishes on a daily basis. Here’s the deal: They use simple, wholesome and fresh ingredients, and they keep things small.
Try one of these 3 Healthy Pasta Recipes For Weight Loss
----- The ingredients of each recipe are below the video -----
1. Broccoli and chiken pasta recipe 290 calories (1 serving)
-----Ingredients-----
1 oz whole wheat rotini pasta
3 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
1 tsb olive oil
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/2 cups broccoli, sliced into small pieces
1/4 cup yellow pepper, diced
1/2 cup shredded chicken breast (boiled)
1/8 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tbsp water
ground black pepper and salt
-----Preparation-----
First, cook your pasta by following the directions on the back of the box.
Heat olive oil on a large nonstick skillet over over low heat. Add onion, cook and stir until onion is tender, add yellow pepper, broccoli, 1 tbsp of water, salt, black pepper, dried origano garlic powder, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender 2 to 4 minutes. uncover and add parsley, shredded chicken breast, cooked pasta, cherry tomatoes. cook and stir for 1 minutes and serve.
2. Turkey spinach pasta 280 calories (1 serving)
-----Ingredients-----
1 oz whole wheat penne pasta
3 oz lean ground turkey
1 tsp olive oil
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp tomato paste
3 cherry tomatoes
1 cup spinach
1 tbsp dried origano
1 tbsp water
ground black pepper and salt
-----Preparation-----
Cook the pasta according to package directions.
Meanwhile heat olive oil on a large nonstick skillet over over low heat. Add ground turkey, stirring and breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink, about 2 to 4 minutes, add spinach and cover until tender 2 to 3 minutes. Once spinach is wilted, add tomato paste, tbsp water, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, dried origano, cook and stir for 1 minute, add cherry tomatoes, cooked penne pasta, cover and cook for 1 minute more and serve.
3. tuna spaghetti recipe 310 calories (1 serving)
-----Ingredients-----
1.5 oz whole wheat spaghetti
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 cup crushed tomatoes
1/8 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
3 oz can tuna, drained
1 tbsp water
ground black pepper and salt
-----Preparation-----
Cook the spaghetti according to package directions.
In a large saute pan, heat oil over low heat. Add onion and garlic, cook and stir until onion is tende, Stir in tomatoes and cover for 2 minutes, uncover and add salt pepper, chili powder, tbsp water, parsley, tuna. cook and stir for 1 minute, add cooked spaghetti and cook and stir for 1 minute and serve.
Pasta alone doesn’t make you fat. If you’ve ever been to Italy, you may have marveled at how Italians maintain their slim figures when they consume carb-laden dishes on a daily basis. Here’s the deal: They use simple, wholesome and fresh ingredients, and they keep things small.
Try one of these 3 Healthy Pasta Recipes For Weight Loss
----- The ingredients of each recipe are below the video -----
1. Broccoli and chiken pasta recipe 290 calories (1 serving)
-----Ingredients-----
1 oz whole wheat rotini pasta
3 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
1 tsb olive oil
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/2 cups broccoli, sliced into small pieces
1/4 cup yellow pepper, diced
1/2 cup shredded chicken breast (boiled)
1/8 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tbsp water
ground black pepper and salt
-----Preparation-----
First, cook your pasta by following the directions on the back of the box.
Heat olive oil on a large nonstick skillet over over low heat. Add onion, cook and stir until onion is tender, add yellow pepper, broccoli, 1 tbsp of water, salt, black pepper, dried origano garlic powder, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender 2 to 4 minutes. uncover and add parsley, shredded chicken breast, cooked pasta, cherry tomatoes. cook and stir for 1 minutes and serve.
2. Turkey spinach pasta 280 calories (1 serving)
-----Ingredients-----
1 oz whole wheat penne pasta
3 oz lean ground turkey
1 tsp olive oil
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp tomato paste
3 cherry tomatoes
1 cup spinach
1 tbsp dried origano
1 tbsp water
ground black pepper and salt
-----Preparation-----
Cook the pasta according to package directions.
Meanwhile heat olive oil on a large nonstick skillet over over low heat. Add ground turkey, stirring and breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink, about 2 to 4 minutes, add spinach and cover until tender 2 to 3 minutes. Once spinach is wilted, add tomato paste, tbsp water, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, dried origano, cook and stir for 1 minute, add cherry tomatoes, cooked penne pasta, cover and cook for 1 minute more and serve.
3. tuna spaghetti recipe 310 calories (1 serving)
-----Ingredients-----
1.5 oz whole wheat spaghetti
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 cup crushed tomatoes
1/8 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
3 oz can tuna, drained
1 tbsp water
ground black pepper and salt
-----Preparation-----
Cook the spaghetti according to package directions.
In a large saute pan, heat oil over low heat. Add onion and garlic, cook and stir until onion is tende, Stir in tomatoes and cover for 2 minutes, uncover and add salt pepper, chili powder, tbsp water, parsley, tuna. cook and stir for 1 minute, add cooked spaghetti and cook and stir for 1 minute and serve.