Love pasta but want to keep your healthy eating on track? You can have it all with these easy weeknight healthy pasta recipes!
Oh, pasta. How we love you. You bring us all the comforting, warm, carbilicous feels and we absolutely adore you for that.
Thank goodness for healthy pasta though, right? We’ve all had days where we’re just “over” healthy eating and need some comfort food in our lives. Today, we’re sharing the best delicious healthy pasta recipes that are here to save the day!
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The 15 BEST Easy Weeknight Healthy Pasta Recipes
1. Mushroom & Spinach Pasta Bake
The ULTIMATE healthy pasta recipe! Throw the ingredients together in a baking sheet, bake for about 20 minutes, and done. So yummy!
This recipe uses whole wheat penne pasta, but feel free to try out our favorite low-carb pasta (made out of chickpeas) as well!
2. The BEST Easy Healthy Lasagna Recipe
Comfort food meets healthy ingredients at it’s finest! Tastes just like regular lasagna, but lightened-up. This recipe is one of our favorites!
3. 10-Minute Avocado Pasta Sauce
This avocado pasta sauce is SO easy to make! Simply throw all of the ingredients in a blender and DONE. Pour the sauce over brown rice fettuccine noodles and it’s ready to go!
4. Easy Vegetarian Baked Ziti Recipe
Another easy 30-minute healthy dinner at your service! We love that this ziti recipe is vegetarian and loaded with veggies.
5. Healthy Chicken Broccoli Pasta Casserole
This pasta casserole is perfect for prepping ahead of time. It’s also dairy-free and gluten-free, thanks to these rotini noodles made out of chickpeas!
6. Lightened-Up Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
Who doesn’t love mac & cheese? This version has all the gooey, cheesiness of regular mac & cheese, but is lightened up and loaded with the benefits of butternut squash. Win win!
7. Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Squash Casserole
While it’s not technically pasta, spaghetti squash is a great substitute for pasta and noodles! This casserole is creamy, delicious, and comforting. Not to mention SUPER easy to make!
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8. Turmeric Sweet Potato Pasta Salad
Too hot outside for warm pasta? Or just ready to change things up? This sweet potato pasta salad is literally made from sweet potato and it’s SO so good.
Tis’ the season for all the pumpkin things! Including pasta. Yup, you heard right! This pasta sauce is so easy to make and perfect for pouring over whole wheat fettuccine.
10. Barbecue Ranch Pasta Salad
Want pasta for lunch? Make this easy pasta salad in advance and have it as a side dish throughout the week!
11. One-Pot Basil Chicken Baked Ziti
One-pot meals are lifesaving. This chicken baked ziti is so easy to make and perfect for dinner tonight!
12. Vegetarian Zucchini Spaghetti w/ Red Sauce & Mushrooms
Nothing like a good ‘ol bowl of spaghetti for dinner! This one’s loaded with good things, though. Use this spiralizer to quickly make zucchini pasta (or buy it pre-made) and you’re good to go!
13. Garlic Chickpea Spaghetti Squash
Spaghetti squash turned into traditional spaghetti. This classic recipe is an everyday go-to!
14. Paleo Chicken Mushroom Casserole
Healthy doesn’t have to be boring. This chicken mushroom casserole is a favorite and is perfect if you’re wanting a high protein, low carb meal!
15. One-Pot Shrimp Scampi w/ Zucchini Noodles
Light, comforting, delicious. You and your family will LOVE this easy one-pot shrimp scampi recipe!
Kaila says
Passing this whole list onto my dad. He could eat pasta EVERY NIGHT for dinner and now he’s got a lot of healthy options!!
Stephanie McKercher says
Oh my, I for sure need to bookmark this page! We have a lot of pasta in our house and we’re always looking for new ideas. These all look delicious!
Angela says
These all look delicious and things my kids will enjoy too! I can’t wait to give ALL of these recipes a try!!
Abbey Sharp says
LOVE pasta as an easy weeknight meal. Thanks for sharing all these tasty recipes. Can’t wait to add them to my recipe box.
Deborah Brooks says
I would eat pasta every night if I could! These all look fantastic where to start?!
Kelly says
Yum. What a great list. I’m going to start with the chicken broccoli casserole!