Give yourself the comfort of a nourishing and flavorful pasta dinner this summer.
We made these healthy pasta dishes using seasonal ingredients like tomato, zucchini and avocado.
Cooking lima beans in pancetta drippings infuses them with flavor.
Photo: Jacob Fox
Salmon with Lemon-Herb Orzo & Broccoli
This healthy salmon dish is as balanced as it is delicious.
One less thing to wash too!
you’re able to substitute chopped fresh summer-ripe tomatoes for the cherry tomatoes.
Joy Howard
Serve with crusty garlic bread and a green salad on the side.
Walnut Pesto Pasta Salad
This cold pesto pasta salad will cool you off on a summer day.
Paired with beans, it makes a filling vegetarian meal.
Add some shredded rotisserie chicken, grilled shrimp or crispy chickpeas to punch up the protein.
Super Green Pasta
Pack in your veggies with this quick and easy green pasta.
We lighten up the creamy dressing with avocado for a healthier version of a picnic favorite.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle
Serve with pita chips.
To amp up the veggies even more, try adding asparagus or peas to the dish.
Cashew, Chickpea & Pasta Salad with Cilantro-Mint-Shallot Vinaigrette
In our humble opinion, the dressingmakesthis salad.
Cooking the pasta right in the sauce saves time and cleanup while infusing the noodles with more flavor.
Creamy Spinach Pasta
This might be one of the creamiest light pasta dishes you’ve ever had!
The mascarpone cheese adds a richness to the spinach pasta that’s unexpectedespecially in a healthy pasta recipe.
Here, we take advantage of fresh summer zucchini, which lightens up the dish.
Goat cheese adds creaminess while walnuts provide a satisfying crunch in this healthy pasta dish.
Serve the pasta with grilled shrimp or salmon for a boost of protein.
Or keep this avocado pasta vegan and top with a portobello mushroom.
Be sure to save some of the pasta-cooking water as it helps the sauce emulsify.
Peppery watercress wilts well yet maintains a little crunch.
Jamie Vespa
Arugula would also work.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Margret Monroe Dickey, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
Photographer: Sara Baurley, Food Stylist: Julia Levy, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle
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Caitlin Bensel
Diana Chistruga
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Food Stylist: Julia Levy, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle
Charlotte & Johnny Autry
Jacob Fox
Jen Causey
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