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Yes, you can eat healthy and still enjoy your pasta! These pasta recipes are packed with veggies and protein for a healthy, balanced dinner.

Classics like Rigatoni Bolognese and Pasta Primavera are always a good place to start and make for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.

Looking for something a little more special? Try the Alfredo Pasta with Steak or the Lobster Ravioli with Cream Sauce. Both would be perfect for a special occasion dinner!

Classic Pasta Dishes

Sometimes there’s no need to reinvent the wheel! These pasta recipes are timeless classics that are perfect for busy weeknights.

Popular Pasta Recipes

Not sure which pasta recipe to make first? Try one of these tried and true reader favorites for a dinner everyone will love.

Garlic Butter Asparagus Pasta - Orzo Pasta and fresh Asparagus tossed in a garlic butter sauce and parmesan cheese. It's a 20-minute, garlicky and cheesy pasta dinner! Get the recipe on diethood.com

Garlic Butter Asparagus Pasta

A skillet of pasta and shrimp, with lemon halves, herbs, herbs, and feta arranged on the table.

One Pot Shrimp with Orzo

garlic butter spinach pasta in a bowl.

Creamy Garlic Butter Pasta with Spinach

The Latest Ways to Cook Pasta

While I love the classics, I’m always trying out new ways to make pasta and pasta sauce. Here are some of the pasta recipes I’ve tried and loved recently.

Close up overhead photo of a large skillet full of chicken and broccoli pasta with a slotted spoon.

Chicken Broccoli Pasta

Spaghetti coated in buffalo pasta sauce.

Buffalo Chicken Pasta

Angled shot of a large bowl with homemade alfredo pasta with shrimp.

Shrimp Alfredo Linguine

Overhead shot of a sliced steak arranged over Alfredo pasta in a bowl.

Alfredo Pasta with Steak

overhead shot of a bowl with jerk chicken and pasta with chopped parsley on top, and a fork set on the right side of the bowl.

Rasta Pasta (Caribbean Jerk Chicken Pasta)

A plate of pasta in creamy mushroom sauce, with leftover turkey.

Baked Turkey Tetrazzini

overhead shot of a cast iron skillet with two nests of zoodles arranged on the left side, and sliced chicken breasts arranged on the right side of the skillet.

Cajun Chicken Pasta with Zoodles

A skillet of pasta and shrimp, with lemon halves, herbs, herbs, and feta arranged on the table.

One Pot Shrimp with Orzo

up close overhead shot of a white bowl with beef chow fun and two chopsticks resting on the left side of the bowl.

Beef Chow Fun

overhead shot of a dutch oven filled with orzo, vegetables, and a whole roast chicken on top.

Chicken in a Pot with Lemon Orzo

overhead shot of a square baking dish with vegetable lasagna cut in squares and one square being lifted up with a spoon.

Easy Vegetable Lasagna

close up shot of lobster ravioli arranged on a plate and garnished with cream sauce, lemon slices, and thyme.

Lobster Ravioli with Cream Sauce

skillet with chicken pasta primavera
Easy & Healthy Pasta Recipe

Chicken Pasta Primavera

Loaded up with veggies like zucchini and tomatoes and tender chunks of chicken breast, this Chicken Pasta Primavera makes a complete & balanced dinner on its own. The perfect pasta recipe for busy weeknights!

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