When you create a low-calorie recipe for healthy pasta dishes, let’s start with the basics of pasta.Not so important, you make the pasta yourself or buy them at the store, there is one key factor, remember that the pasta be made of whole grains.
On world pasta day (World pasta day) will certainly mention that the pasta was cooked in ancient China, Egypt and ancient Greece. In the middle ages, pasta is loved in Sicily. And in the twentieth century in Rome came up with a pasta fest. Since 1995, Italy becomes a haven for fans of pasta. They gather in Rome on cooking classes, contests and competitions.
Pasta is also healthy food
Choose the right pasta (macaroni)
Pasta is low in fat and contain a lot of carbohydrates. Pasta made from whole grains include the healthy part of the grain that contain fiber, good for heart. Also whole grain pasta are digested more slowly, which allows to maintain a constant level of glucose in the blood and relieves you from feeling hungry for a longer time. So always check the ingredients on the pack the product with the whole grain must be the first ingredient.
Buying the right pasta, you also have to pay attention to the caloric content of portions. Usually 100 grams of uncooked pasta contains about 300 calories. In huge portions of pasta may be a lot more. So don’t forget about portion control.
Add vegetables to your pasta
With the kind of pasta and the amount of pasta we decided, in order to increase the volume of your portions, you can add a recipe pasta vegetables. Choose vegetables with different taste and nutrients of all colors, including sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, onions, salad peppers of different colors, zucchini, eggplant, peas, mushrooms and even broccoli.
You can gently stew vegetables, pre-cut them in strips or cubes, and then toss them with cooked pasta, or add fresh tomato sauce homemade or submit some of the vegetables raw.
Add some healthy proteins (proteins)
To pasta you can also add chicken (fried or baked), shrimp (steamed or grilled) or other lean meat. The meat not only adds protein to the dish, but will give the flavor of your pasta product.
Pasta sauce
Chose the wrong sauce can ruin your healthy dish. It can be high in fat and calories. If you choose the tomato paste or sauce for cooking pasta in the store, be sure to read the label to check the fat content and other substances in it. Tomato paste dry tomato powder should be not less than 25 percent. Less before you paste, and puree. A quality product contains only tomatoes, even dry, salt and possibly spices. No colors, flavors or thickeners.
Pasta with mussels
Onions and garlic warmed in a frying pan, add the chopped tomato and fry on medium heat. Debasement pasta and a couple tablespoons of white wine and heavy cream. Stir, add salt, pepper and boil a few minutes. Put shrimp, mussels. Simmer for 3-5 minutes. Add the parsley and mozzarella or grated Parmesan.
Create your own sauce
Pasta with tomatoes and Basil
Take the tomatoes and fresh herbs, e.g. Basil and oregano. Rotate the tomatoes through a juicer and cook on medium heat until then, until the rise foam. Stir it with a spoon and continue to cook until tomato mixture is reduced by half.
Then add Basil and oregano, add pepper, salt, sugar to taste. You can experiment with other ingredients. With a little effort, you can prepare your own sauce that will not only meet your taste requirements, but will not bring harm to your body.
A variety of healthy recipes will help you stick to healthy food, so add a tasty and healthy recipe of pasta in your weekly diet.
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