Simple Pasta Recipes

I try and buy the best quality pastas and always cook them al dente and have also learned to make nice and healthy pasta sauces with all sorts of ingredients you can think of over the years, savouring the tastes of Italy.

Yes, pasta is usually easy to prepare, but there are a few simple tricks you can use too to make it better:

• Pasta needs breathing room so use a deep saucepan with plenty of water in it.

• Salt is added to the pasta as a seasoning and not as a way of reducing the boiling point. Your pasta may taste bland if you don’t add a bit of salt into the water.

• You can use oil in boiling water to prevent the pasta from sticking, but best to stick to cheaper vegetable or sunflower oil than expensive olive oil.

• Never use different types of pasta in the same pot as different pastas will finish cooking at different times.

• Cook your pasta al dente- tender but a little firm. The longer it stays in the pot, the mushier it gets, also losing the nutrition and fiber content.

• Drain the pasta in a colander. Rinse it with cool water to stop it from cooking further and prevent it from sticking.

*You will find healthy and simple pasta recipes on this page submitted by people from around the world. But before we continue I'd like to tell you about my favorite diet program that uses a lot of the healthy lower GI foods: Isabel de los Rios' 'The Diet Solution Program'.

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The nutrition plan is one of the healthiest we have seen, a strong core focus on vegetables, fruits, vitamin dense foods, lean proteins, select dairy produce and a clear approach to not expecting one diet to work for all body types. So give it a try and let me know how you’re doing.*

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