With Ramadan and Eid being over, it’s time to lose that excess weight gained from all the Ramadan desserts that were eaten. While it’s not always easy to lose weight, there are many low fat, healthy pasta recipes you can make to help you get back on track. Using Italiano’s pasta, you can enjoy these delicious pasta recipes that are under 500 calories. They’re not only low in calories, but also easy to make, very filling, and will definitely make your tummy happy.
Source: Italiano
Balsamic vegetable pasta recipe – 250 calories
Source: Gimme some oven
Ingredients:
- 500 g of Italiano’s penne pasta
- 3 tablespoons olive oil separated into 3 portions
- 1 small diced red onion
- 450 g chopped asparagus
- 1 small head of broccoli cut into small pieces
- 1 sliced red bell pepper
- Salt and ground pepper to taste
- 5 minced garlic cloves
- 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- freshly-grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Boil Italiano’s penne pasta in a large pot of salted water, stir until cooked, drain, and set aside.
- Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan over medium heat, add the onions, and stir occasionally for 4 minutes.
- Then, add the vegetables with a pinch of salt and pepper and sautee for 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Add the cooked pasta to the veggie mix along with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and black pepper then stir all together.
- Garnish with Parmesan cheese before serving.
Lemon garlic shrimp pasta recipe – 319 calories
Source: Recipe Diaries
Ingredients:
- 250 g of Italiano’s fettuccine pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 tablespoons light butter
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 450 g large shrimps
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon squeezed lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- In a large pot, boil water, add a dash of oil and salt, and then add the pasta and stir frequently until cooked.
- Drain the pasta and set aside.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and olive oil in a pan and then add garlic and red pepper until garlic turns brown.
- Add shrimps, salt, and pepper until shrimps start to look pinkish, then add oregano and spinach.
- Place the cooked pasta in the pan and add the rest of the butter, Parmesan cheese, and parsley. Keep stirring until the butter melts.
- Once the shrimps are fully cooked, add lemon juice, and mix all together.
Spaghetti with avocado sauce recipe – 409 calories
Source: Pure Wow
Ingredients:
- 500 g of Italiano’s spaghetti pasta
- 2 peeled avocados
- 1 smashed garlic clove
- 1 bunch of chopped spring onions
- 1 squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Boil water in a large pot, add a dash of oil and salt, and then add Italiano’s spaghetti and stir frequently until cooked.
- Place avocados, garlic, spring onions, lemon juice and olive oil in a food processor and blend until smooth.
- When the pasta is cooked, save 1/2 cup of cooking water and drain the rest.
- Add the water to the avocado paste and blend again.
- Combine pasta and avocado paste together and stir.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
Healthy mac and cheese recipe – 400 calories
Ingredients:
- 2 cups Italiano’s elbow macaroni
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 small onion
- 1 small butternut squash
- 5 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup grated cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions available in video above.
Spaghetti Bolognese recipe – 487 calories
Ingredients:
- 400 g of Italiano’s spaghetti pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 450 g ground beef
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 800 g pureed tomatoes
- 3 chopped garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 handful chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Grated Parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions available in video above.
Chicken fajita pasta recipe – 490 calories
Ingredients:
- 400 g Italiano’s penne pasta
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 sliced chicken breasts
- 1 chopped red bell pepper
- 1 chopped green bell pepper
- 1 chopped yellow bell pepper
- 1 diced onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 5 cups milk
- 1 cup grated cheese
Instructions available in video above.
Further reading: Fun Crafts to Make with Italiano Pasta
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