4 Healthy Italian Pasta Recipes for Fast and Easy Weight Loss

4 Healthy Italian Pasta Recipes for Fast and Easy Weight Loss

Healthy Italian Pasta , Feast and loose wheight 

Delicious and easy to prepare, Italian pasta is an ideal food for the summer.

The pasta is light, easy to prepare and especially to disintegrate, pasta dishes can be integrated into your weight loss plan and can even be the basis of your diet.

Just try not to overeat, make wise choices about the pasta and sauce you use and add vegetables to help you feel full.

1 Avocado Pasta recipe 290 calories (1 serving)

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz whole wheat spaghetti
• 1/2 avocado
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup canned corn kernels, drained and rinsed

Preparation

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti according to package instructions; drain well.

In a bowl add avocado and use a fork to gently mash until creamy, add garlic, lemon juice, salt and black pepper and stir to combine.

Add cooked spaghetti, to the avocado sauce, with cherry tomatoes and corn. stir until combined and serve immediately.

2 Chicken and Spinach Pasta 430 calories (1 serving)

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz whole wheat spaghetti pasta, (dry weight) or 3 oz cooked (pasta double in weight after cooking)
• 3 oz chicken breast, cut into pieces
• 1/8 tsp dried basil
• 1/8 tsp dried oregano
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 minced garlic
• 1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped 
• 1/2 medium tomatoes, diced 
• 1 oz grated parmesan cheese 
• 1/4 tbsp parsley 
• 1 oz spinach 

Preparation

Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
Heat olive oil on a large nonstick skillet over over low heat. 

Add carlic and onion, cook and stir until onion is tender. 

Add chicken breast and cook until no longer pink. 

Add tomatoes, dried basil, dried oregano, salt and pepper. cook and stir for 1 minute then add spinach and cover until tender 2 to 3 minutes. 

Once spinach is wilted, add cooked spaghetti, parmesan cheese, parsley. stir until well combined and serve immediately.

3 Sardine Pasta 270 calories (1 serving)

Ingredients

• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp dried rosemary 
• 3.75 oz can sardines, drained and chopped into small pieces
• 4 oz canned tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup sliced black olives, drained
• 1.5 oz whole wheat spaquetti (dry weight) or 3 oz cooked (pasta double in weight after cooking)
• 1/4 tbsp parsley, leaves chopped
• salt and black pepper

Preparation

Cook spaghetti according to package directions.

Heat olive oil on a large nonstick skillet over over low heat. Add carlic and tomato sauce, dried rosemary salt and black pepper.

Add the sardines black olives and cook for 1 mins. When the spaghetti is cooked , drain, and add it to the sardine sauce with parsley. Stir to combine and serve.

4 Tomato Cucumber Feta Pasta Salad 290 calories (1 serving)

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz whole wheat rotini pasta
• 1 cup cucumber, diced
• 5 cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
• 2 tbsp sliced kalamata olives
• 2 tbsp red onion chopped
• 1 oz crumbled feta cheese
• 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil 
• 1 tsp white vinegar 
• 1/2 tbsp freshly-squeezed lemon juice 
• 1/8 tsp dried oregano 
• 1/4 tsp honey 
• 1 small garlic cloves, minced 
• salt and black pepper
• pinch of crushed red pepper flakes 

Preparation

Cook the pasta in a large stockpot of generously-salted water according to package.

To make the dressing whisk all ingredients together until combined.

In a large bowl add cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, black olives olives, feta cheese to the mixing bowl, then drizzle all of the vinaigrette evenly on top.

Toss until all of the ingredients are evenly coated with the dressing.

Serve immediately.

I just want to give you some advice on how long the pasta cooks to really help you lose weight quickly is not to cook too much, usually 8 minutes is the ideal time to cook pasta, it takes that they remain crisp.

If you cook them too much, they will become a source of quick sugars and it would be really bad for your weight loss effort.


Have a good meal