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5 tricks for healthier pasta dinners at home

By Emily McKenna, February 22, 2012 - 11:48am

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Adding lean protein like baked chicken, boiled cabbage, tons of mixed veggies, and using sun-dried tomato pesto to one serving of whole weat pasta. If you like it more saucy, add a little water and a tablespoon of vegetable oil to your pesto. So delicious and makes two very large servings. No guilt either! — Anonymous	05/05/2012 - 11:14pm
Whole grains and no cheese, start with a big salad with no fat dressing. — Anonymous	09/03/2012 - 4:56pm
Instead of adding ground beef to tomato sauce, I add finely chopped carrot that I saute with onion and mushrooms to make a tasty "meat sauce." If you use the meat flavored sauce from the store, your kids can't tell the difference and they can be tricked into eating more veggies. — Anonymous	09/05/2012 - 10:00am
Use spaghetti squash instead of pasta! Or substitute it for half of the pasta you'd normally use. — Anonymous	05/03/2013 - 7:24pm