15+ Healthy Pasta Recipes and Noodles
If you love pasta but you’re trying to eat healthy, this page is your go-to source for the BEST healthy pasta recipes!
The pasta side dishes and dinners here use wholesome and simple ingredients, and are quick and easy to make for a deliciously healthy meal.
Are all pasta recipes bad for you?
Pasta has a bad reputation of being unhealthy. In truth, the noodles as-is are fine, when eaten in moderation. The reason some pasta recipes are unhealthy is because they’re served with heavy, cream-based pasta sauces, fatty proteins, or too many calorie-heavy toppings like cheese.
Here, you will find plenty of healthy pasta dishes that are delicious options for a quick lunch, side dish, or dinner tonight!
Chicken Pasta Recipes
Chicken and pasta are the perfect combo – a lean protein paired with a healthy sauce and perfectly cooked noodles!
Popular chicken pasta recipes here include a one-pot pasta chicken caprese and a healthy summer weeknight dinner of lemon pasta salad with grilled chicken.
Healthy Pasta with Vegetables
Pack your plate with a reasonable serving size of pasta; 1 ounce of uncooked noodles expands during cooking to a cooked serving size of 2 ounces.
Pile plenty of veggies onto the plate too, for delicious healthy pasta dinners like summer vegetable pasta primavera, or delicious spicy chipotle hummus pasta!
Or try your hand at making veggie pasta using healthy vegetables like zucchini, eggplant or carrots.
Look below for other healthy pasta recipes!
Veal + Lentil Bolognese
Do you have a few hours with nowhere to go? Grab your biggest pot and make this Bolognese – you’ll be glad you did!
I wish I had a story to tell you about this recipe, but I really don’t. I made it last Saturday, which was rainy and cold. We stayed in and let it simmer all afternoon while we did work around the house – Bolognese is simple to make, but it needs to cook for a few hours in order to thicken up and let the flavors develop. It smelled absolutely amazing while it cooked; we kept wandering into the kitchen to check up on it. It felt like an eternity had passed by the time we sat down to eat, but it was well worth it.
