Pasta/5 recipes

Hearty beef and cabbage soup with kidney beans, tomatoes, and angel hair pasta. A budget-stretching one-pot meal that feeds a crowd of 12 with whatever's already in the pantry.

Linguine with steamed mussels, rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, red bell peppers, and fresh basil in a white wine and fish stock sauce. A Mediterranean seafood pasta ready in an hour.

Whole Wheat Penne with Kale, Beans, Tomato, and Garlic Chips recipe

Hearty lentils simmered with fresh tomatoes, onions, marjoram, and savory, spooned over fluffy quinoa. A plant-based, protein-packed stew that's naturally vegan and full of fiber.

Stracciatelle with tiny meatballs is Italian wedding soup made simple: chicken broth with spinach, carrots, pasta, tiny beef meatballs, and silky parmesan egg ribbons. 45-minute family soup.

This low-fat pasta recipe isn't low in flavour. Packed full of veggies and low-fat ham enveloped in a light sauce it's such to satisfy.

Mushroom noodle casserole layers whole-wheat pasta, sauteed mushrooms and onions, and a blended tofu cottage cheese topped with toasted bread crumbs. A dairy-free vegan main that bakes in 20 minutes after assembly.

Rotini and kidney bean casserole layered with canned tomatoes, bologna, onions, and tomato sauce topped with parmesan. A hearty, budget-friendly baked pasta dinner.

Pasta with broccoli, carrots, and snow peas tossed in a spicy peanut sauce made with soy sauce, rice vinegar, and lime. A quick Asian-inspired noodle bowl ready in 30 minutes.

Garlic shrimp linguine with rosemary, oregano, and a touch of cayenne. Eight cloves of garlic, lemon-spiked olive oil, fresh spinach and tomato, finished with parmesan.

Italian vegetable brochettes with angel hair pasta: grilled eggplant, zucchini, fennel, bell peppers, and mushrooms over thyme-smoked coals, tossed with pasta in a tomato-thyme marinade sauce. Vegan, oil-free.

This comes out almost black in color and is VERY HOT!

Easy and delicious. Used whole wheat pasta to make my meal even more heart-healthy. I will make it again.

Vegetable lasagna layered with zucchini, spinach, mushrooms, and a red wine tomato sauce. Make-ahead and lighter than meat lasagna, with cottage cheese standing in for ricotta.

Set your slow cooker in the morning and come home to fork-tender beef in tomato broth with carrots and onions. Pasta cooks right in the stew during the last 30 minutes for easy one-pot comfort.

Slow cooker kielbasa with pasta and Italian flavors.