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For All You Pasta Lovers Out There – This Stuff Is To Die For

A friend of mine tried a low-carb diet for a while. She lasted for about a week and then she said she would never do anything that silly again.

She didn’t mean the diet was silly, but she said she should have known from the beginning she would never be able to live without carbs. For her it wasn’t about bread – she told me she could probably go on for a whole year without even having one slice. But she couldn’t bare the thought of not eating pasta for weeks.

I knew exactly what she was talking about… I love pasta and I am pretty much making a pasta dish every other day. I do understand the health benefits of eating less carbs, but what can I say? It is just too good!

This Italian chicken pasta is one of my new favorites. I tried it for the first time last week, and I’m already making it again tonight. This time I’m choosing wisely and using low-fat cream cheese. Yum! I can’t wait for dinner!

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Quick Tip: Use your favorite pasta noodles for this!

You CANNOT LOSE With This Recipe!

Summer is not even half way through but we’ve already had plenty of get-togethers and family meals over the grill. Even though I very much enjoy all the BBQ dishes, sometimes I just don’t feel like heating up the grill and staying next to it for an hour to make sure nothing gets burned.

Or, like the other day, when it was pouring down, I would much rather cook dinner in the kitchen. My sister and her family were coming over so I knew I needed a recipe that would feed a larger crowd. My two nephews are all grown up already (gosh, that makes me feel so old) and they’re not picky eaters, that’s for sure!

Fortunately, I had saved a few recipes for a rainy day (literally) and I decided to make these pork spareribs. They seemed simple enough to cook, and more importantly I knew I had pork spareribs in the freezer. I always stock up on meat whenever it’s on sale!

The aromas lingering in the kitchen were to die for, and you wouldn’t believe how fast my nephews emptied their plates and went for seconds!

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Quick Tip: Adjust the amount of red pepper flakes to your taste.

The other day I was at the supermarket with my shopping list, buying everything I needed to start eating healthy the next week. I had filled my cart with greens, apples, bananas, oatmeal and the like and there was nothing unhealthy in my cart… until I passed the prepared pasta section. You know, the one where they sell the stuffed ravioli or tortellini? Yeah, that’s the one. It was full of delicious kinds of pasta and I simply could not resist. I ended up with all the healthy stuff as well as two packs of tortellini with everything I needed for making an Alfredo sauce. Healthy, huh?

Well anyway, the first thing I did when I got home that night was prepare that dinner. My husband was coming home from work starved and I knew with the help of this prepped up tortellini, I could get a delicious meal on the table in no time. Well, that was the case! In about 30 minutes, I had a garlic alfredo tortellini with chicken on the table for my husband, along with garlic bread. Oh, did I not mention I also picked up that garlic bread at the supermarket? Whoops…

Photo and recipe courtesy of Damn Delicious.

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Quick Tip: Top with your favorite protein.

This Pasta Turns Out So Yummy, You’ll Never Believe It’s Lean!

Did you know red cabbage changes its color according to the pH value of the soil? That’s why there is such a large variety of colors; those different shades of dark red, purple and blue.

I love adding red cabbage to my meals – not only because of the color, but also because it is so good for you! There’s plenty of nutrients in this vegetable. For example it has twice as much iron and ten times more vitamin A than its more common cousin, the green cabbage.

I know some people don’t like to use red cabbage because they feel like the color will mess up the whole dish and it’ll turn blue instead of that beautiful red or purple. You can prevent that by adding a touch of vinegar or lemon into the pot when cooking. In this lovely pasta dish, lemon was used and you can see how incredibly beautiful it turned out!

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Quick Tip: Use whole grain pasta for an even healthier option.

When you get tired of your typical spaghetti and meatball routine, make this one pot shrimp pasta for a tasty change. Super easy to throw together, this alleviates all the stress of what to put on that dinnertime table.

Shrimp doesn’t take very long to cook, and cooking them at the end ensures they remain tender. This recipe uses Bertolli Reserva sauce for a sweet and tangy flavor. Serve this up with some crunchy garlic bread and a salad for a complete delicious meal, that has the restaurant quality you love.

Image courtesy of Cookies and Cups

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