Healthy Pasta Recipes

This lighter carbonara makes a quick comfort food meal during warmer weather. Prosciutto takes the place of traditional guanciale, and stirring in a handful of nutritious baby spinach makes it a commendable choice for a weeknight dinner. 

Transform lasagna with meat sauce from a guilty pleasure into a wholesome meal. Small swap-ins can make a mighty difference: Whole-wheat noodles, low-fat cottage cheese, and lean ground sirloin create a light and delicious baked pasta. A topping of melted mozzarella and Parmesan keeps this dish feeling indulgent.

This is an especially quick and easy meal when using leftover Roasted Chicken with Lemon Sauce.

This delicious one-pan meal is convenient and makes dishwashing easy.

This classic Sicilian pasta dish combines eggplant, tomatoes, and basil. Put a dollop of ricotta cheese on each plate to stir in for a creamy consistency.

Yes, you can cook couscous in the oven! It's added to the sheet pan after the chickpeas, cauliflower, and carrots spiced with ras el hanout have roasted for a spell. Feta, cilantro, and a squeeze of lemon help bring all the flavors together.

A few minutes in a skillet transforms ripe tomatoes and zucchini into a fresh sauce for gnocchi.

Citrusy and cilantro-packed, this Pasta Salad with Peas and Summer Beans dish pairs well with grilled chicken or tuna. It would be equally delicious with mint, parsley or a combination of fine herbs.

This one-pot wonder that takes its inspiration from paella will impress friends and family and satisfy even the hungriest diners.

Cooking the pasta and the broccoli together makes this easy salad even simpler.

Make this Greek-Style Pasta with Shrimp for easy summer entertaining. If the pasta salad seems a bit dry, stir in a little more yogurt just before serving.

Brighten your winter with this bright, lively soup that tastes like spring. It comes together in a flash, especially if you use store-bought broth, rotisserie chicken, and pesto.

Martha and her young friend Alex Connolly made this delectable version of ravioli. A variety of fresh mushrooms, ranging from the mild-tasting button to the intense porcini, are mixed with Parmesan and ricotta cheeses to make a robust filling for this classic Italian dish. To complement the filling, a delicate sauce of butter and sage is all that is needed.

Pasta plus five ingredients (and a little salt and pepper) makes a great meal.

This Warm Tomato Pasta Salad is a caprese-inspired dish is perfect for feeding a crowd.

Prepared tapenade is a great pantry item to have on hand for any number of reasons. We love tossing a hearty black olive tapenade with pasta, tomatoes, feta, and parsley for a quick weeknight meal.

Inspired by take-out pork wontons, this dish is packed with fiber and vitamins for a healthier weeknight option.

The classic combination of spinach and feta cheese pair well with orzo (rice-shaped pasta).

Blink and you'll miss this easy no-cook sauce recipe: Combine chopped tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, vinegar, and basil in a big bowl on the counter, and let them sit until they break down a bit. When the pasta is just cooked, toss it all together with a generous shower of grated Parmesan, which thickens and emulsifies the sauce, plus oil-packed tuna for a jolt of brininess and protein.

Cherry tomatoes and a colorful combination of bell, sweet, and banana peppers are teamed with four pantry powerhouses to make a flavorful sauce for spaghetti: jarred tuna, golden raisins, Kalamata olives, and Parmesan cheese.

This summer-fresh big-bath salad of corn and zucchini orzo makes enough salad for two meals. Save 4 cups to use in our Corn, Zucchini, and Pasta Frittata.

Making marinara sauce with fresh tomatoes is a game-changer. Our secret to infusing it with big flavor? Simmering with sprigs of basil, then finishing with Parmesan and pasta water.

Whole-wheat pasta and toasted almonds give this dish a rustic, hearty texture and a delicious, savory flavor.

Roasting the zucchini and tomatoes rather than sauteing them intensifies their flavor.