I love pasta. I really do. I can eat a bowl of it plain, but the only problem is I douse it in stupid amounts of salt which I'm sure does more harm than good. Anyone have any low fat pasta recipes that do not include garlic or tomato? I can't stand any form of tomato sauce/tomatoes with pasta. Ew. The simpler the better, since I can't be arsed to cook elaborate meals.

My favourite pasta meal (don't know if it's healthy) is spaghetti al-pesto.

Plain spaghetti, olive oil, green pesto, sprinkling of Parmesan, voila!

Hmm, need to go eat some now I've said that :)

Pasta with Campbells 99% fat free mushroom soup (don`t add water) and creme fraiche (low fat). Add smoked salmon/tuna if you wish

Drain the pasta, tip into the pan, return to a v low heat, then stir in low fat soft cheese (not Dairylea, your choice of soft cheese flavour) or low fat goat's cheese with a few finely chopped olives. Is delicious. Can add a wee bit of Parma ham or something if you feel flashy.

Chilli flakes, finely chopped onion, balsalmic and a wee spot of parmesan or low fat cheese grated over is nice, too.

I'm always making pasta & red pesto - tis gorge, and most importantly - easy and quick to make.


Once your pasta is cooked and drained, put it back into the pan you cooked it (or a bowl, but i put it in the pan - less washing y'see) - don't put the pan back on the heat though - you'll kill your lovely pasta.
Then put in about 2-3 heaped teaspoons of red pesto. Obviously put less or more in if you want, I usually put quite a bit in as I love the stuff.
Next get some mozzeralla and chuck it in - I prefer to use the mini balls or one of the larger balls and rip it up into little bits. The bagged, grated stuff is fine though.
Now if you put it back in a pan, put it's lid back on and hold it down then shake the thing about like a madman (or woman) until its all nicely mixed. I just prefer doing it this way as it seems to get everything coated nicely, but jsut use a spoon if you can't be arsed with the shakey business - but remember, one more utensil is one more bit of washing up to do..
Then as if by magic, its done. Pop it in a bowl and put some more mozzarela on the top and eat.


This is the simplest version, but it's also nice with sweetcorn, a teaspoon of crushed birdseye chillis, and a teaspoon of fennel seeds - to give it an extra kick.

Phaedy, most of my pasta recipes are reasonably high in fat. However, I just concocted something interesting.

I bought a low-cal ready meal macaroni cheese which was very dry and bland. The only thing I had here at work was some low-fat garlic and herb cream cheese, so I chucked in two tablespoons full (maybe 80/90 calories worth) and it tastes delish.

So how about cooked pasta, dash of olive oil, lots of finely chopped herbs, two tablespoons of low-fat cream cheese, and for a slightly meatier option, add some chopped ham?

Chuck all in the microwave and nuke 'til the cream cheese melts.