This 15-minute recipe tosses whole-wheat spaghetti with olive oil, cubed ripe tomatoes, slivered basil, part-skim mozzarella and black olives. It makes four servings of about 2 1/4 cups, each with 342 calories, 10 g fat and 233 mg sodium.
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Pasta Main Dish
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Pasta Main Dish
Healthy Eating Recipes: Mushroom Penne
An NHLBI recipe pairs whole-wheat penne with white mushrooms, onion, garlic, dry red wine, low-sodium chicken broth and thyme, finished with shredded parmesan. It makes four servings of about 1 1/4 cups at 418 calories each, in about 30 minutes.
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Healthy Eating Recipes: Mediterranean Pork Penne
A 30-minute recipe for whole-wheat penne with pork strips, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes and artichoke hearts in a beef broth sauce. Four servings at 486 calories, 33 g protein and 250 mg sodium each.
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Healthy Eating Recipes: Linguini With Clam Sauce
A whole-wheat linguini with clam sauce recipe from the NHLBI's Deliciously Healthy Dinners: 20 minutes prep, 20 minutes cooking, four servings of about 2 1/2 cups at 476 calories each.
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Healthy Eating Recipes: Lemon and Garlic Pasta With Pan-Seared Scallops
Sea scallops seared about four minutes a side, tossed with very thin spaghetti, lemon zest and juice, garlic, olive oil and shredded parmesan. Ten minutes prep and ten to cook, four servings at 376 calories, 28g protein and 429mg sodium each.
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Heavenly Chicken With Angel Hair Pasta
Strips of chicken breast cooked with onion, garlic and broccoli in a jarred no-salt-added pasta sauce with cayenne, served over whole-wheat angel hair. Four servings at 452 calories and 13 grams of fiber, ready in about half an hour.
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Healthy Eating Recipes: Cold Fusilli Pasta With Summer Vegetables
Cold whole-wheat fusilli tossed with cherry tomatoes, green pepper, red onion, shredded zucchini, chickpeas and basil in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, topped with shredded parmesan. Four servings at 418 calories and 13 grams of fiber each.
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Healthy Eating Recipes: Classic Macaroni and Cheese
This lower-fat version uses fat-free evaporated milk, one egg and finely shredded low-fat sharp cheddar, baked 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Eight one-cup servings come to 200 calories and 120 mg sodium each.
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Healthy Eating Recipes: Buttons and Bows Pasta
Whole-wheat bowtie pasta with garlic, frozen peas and carrots, lemon zest and parsley in a low-sodium chicken broth thickened with cornstarch. Four two-cup servings run 329 calories with 9 grams of fiber, from the NHLBI's Deliciously Healthy Family Meals.
Pasta Main Dish
Healthy Eating Recipes: Classic Macaroni and Cheese
A lower-fat take on macaroni and cheese from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: pasta baked with sauteed onion, fat-free evaporated milk, egg and low-fat sharp cheddar. Eight servings at 200 calories and 4 grams of fat per cup.
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