Pasta. Pasta is Earth’s greatest creation. Whether we’re talking about traditional pasta, flavored noodles, or even noodles made out of vegetables, pasta is just one of those foods that’s like a blank canvas that’ll take on any flavors that you put with it. Let’s take a look at some delicious healthy pasta recipes to make for your next cozy night in at home.
We’re going to dive into the 10 best (healthier) recipes to make pasta at home!
What is your personal favorite pasta recipe? Let’s share and chat all about it!
In no particular order, here are the Top 10 best healthy pasta recipes to make in the comfort of your very own home:
1. Cashew Cream Alfredo
Using cashews for a cream or a cheese sauce is super popular in the vegan food community, so it’s no secret that we just had to add it to this healthy pasta recipe round-up. According to a food blog called DownShiftOlogy, there are just three simple steps to making a vegan cashew alfredo sauce. First, make sure to soak the cashew nuts overnight that way that really have ample time to get soft and ‘blendable’ to become a sauce. Then, place them into a blender along with garlic, lemon juice, onion, nutritional yeast (for that classic cheesy flavor), and some herbs. Finally, just blend it all together until (your) desired creamy consistency. Yes, that’s literally it. This looks super tasty!
2. Cacio E Pepe Sweet Potato Noodles
This recipe combines a delicious and healthy creamy sauce alongside a pasta alternative, voodles, otherwise known as, veggie noodles! Personally, I love sweet potatoes and I’ve always wanted to use a veggie spiralizer, so this recipe will definitely be on my list of ones to try. Here’s how to make the delicious, but healthy alternative, to a classic fave sauce: all you need is butter, oil, tons of pepper, and tons of parmesan cheese. That might even be easier than the precious sauce recipe!
3. Carrot Gnocchi
Here are all of the ingredients that you’ll need to make a much healthier and sweeter version of everyone’s favorite pasta pillows: 1 lb. of carrots, olive oil, salt, coriander, white pepper, water, sour cream, 1 large egg, and all-purpose flour. Basically, all you do is cook the carrots, mash all of these ingredients together and then cut into your desired gnocchi sized pieces and cook them up! Pair these with whatever sauce you like, but go with a nice simple classic – a brown butter sauce!
4. Butternut Squash Lasagna
If you’re a lasagna lover, then this recipe is just for you! Nothing about the sauce or other ingredients are different, you’re just replacing the noodles with super thin slices of butternut squash. This recipe is perfect for those that love those classic Fall flavors when the weather is just between cold and the end of Summer sort of weather. I’m so in for it no matter the time of year!
5. Burrito Zoodles
This particular ‘zoodles’ recipe really intrigued me because I’ve truly never seen a recipe like this ever before. Pretty much, you just take all of your most favorite burrito ingredients, such as refried beans, cheese, tomatoes, corn, sour cream, etc., you spiralize your zucchini noodles, and voila! Dinner!
6. Sheet-Pan Burrata Caprese Gnocchi
This takes your favorite super dense and pillowy classic-style potato gnocchi and combines it with a caprese salad on skewers! It’s healthy because there’s no super rich sauce, and it combines a nice fresh herb with some delicious and ripe cherry or grape tomatoes. Pair it with some balsamic glaze or your favorite cream sauce for the perfect dinner or appetizer at your next dinner party!
7. Turkey Lasagna
This recipe is quite possibly one of the easiest swap-outs on this whole entire list. Instead of using ground beef in your lasagna red sauce, just use some ground up turkey meat instead!
8. Lentil Bolognese
I love lentils! Lentil soup, especially! Skip the meat in your sauce and use some delicious lentils instead! Wanna make it even healthier? Opt for a vegan parmesan cheese instead as well!
9. Zucchini Manicotti
Manicotti is some of the most underrated pasta in my personal opinion; it’s basically just a blank canvas ready to take on whatever sort of flavors or ethnic cuisines that it may come across or find itself ‘bathing’ in. Here’s what you’ll need to do for this delicious ‘zoodles’ version: make super thin, almost shaved slices of your favorite types of zucchini (really the type doesn’t matter) and stuff it with some ricotta cheese and sauce of your choosing (alfredo or red sauce will work) and roll up! Cook for only a short amount of time and, of course, top with cheese! Voila! You’ve got lunch!
10. Smoked Salmon Pasta
This one is quite possibly the most interesting recipe of this bunch because I never, in my wildest of dreams, would’ve thought to add in some smoked salmon into my pasta…like ever! Find a recipe for some delicious garlic butter or lemon marinated salmon, pick out your fave noodles, add in some capers and a light lemon cream sauce and you’re done and will be eating super healthy!
That’s a wrap on our list of some of the most delicious healthier pasta recipes to make at home!
What do you make of this list? What is your personal favorite way to eat pasta and did one of your personal fave recipes make it on this list?