Healthy Italian Pasta Recipes (Slide 15)

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Creamy Scallop & Pea Fettuccine

This rich pasta dish is full of sweet seared scallops and plump peas. Low-fat milk and flour thicken the sauce, giving it creamy texture without the extra calories and fat found in traditional cream sauces. Serve with a small Caesar salad on the side.

Recipe: Creamy Scallop & Pea Fettuccine

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Penne alla Primavera

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Classic Lasagna

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Spaghetti with Quick Meat S…

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Tortellini Primavera

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Eggplant Pomodoro Pasta

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Creamy Fettuccine with Brus…

Sliced Brussels sprouts and mushrooms cook quickly and cling to the pasta in our fall version of pas…View slide

Alpine Mushroom Pasta

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Creamy Scallop & Pea Fettuc…

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Pasta with Creamy Mushroom-…

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Penne with Vodka Sauce & Ca…

Our velvety tomato sauce is spiked with cubes of salty capicola and a few shots of vodka. Make it a …View slide

Shrimp & Pesto Pasta

The spring flavors of asparagus and pesto combine beautifully with fettuccine and shrimp in a light …View slide

Pomodoro Pasta with White B…

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Scallop Piccata on Angel Hair

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Rigatoni with Beef & Eggpla…

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Sausage, Mushroom & Spinach…

This cheesy lasagna is full of spicy Italian turkey sausage, whole-wheat noodles, mushrooms and spin…View slide

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

In this version, the eggs are cooked into a custardlike sauce. An extra step, yes, but the technique…View slide

Florentine Ravioli

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Baked Tortellini

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Spaghetti Frittata

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