HG Veggie-Loaded Pasta Amore

Meatless Monday was in full effect in our house last night.  I whipped together this little doozy of a pasta dish, loaded with sautéed veggies of my favorite sorts, and a creamy tomato sauce.  I got home from the gym and in the amount of time it took to boil the water and cook the pasta, this puppy was a go! 

A quick, easy, and veggie-packed pasta dish ready in no time!

HG Veggie-Loaded Pasta Amore

HG Veggie-Loaded Pasta Amore

What You Need:

• 8 oz. uncooked thin spaghetti
• 1 c creamy tomato soup 
• 1/2 c light sour cream
• 1/3 c chopped fresh basil
• ¼ tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 package sliced mushrooms
• 2 small zucchini, chopped
• 2/3 c frozen peas, 
• 1 roasted red pepper, drained and chopped

How You Do It:

1. In a medium-large pot, cook pasta per package instructions.
2. In a medium bowl, mix tomato soup with sour cream until uniform. Stir in basil and Italian seasoning.
3. While the pasta cooks, bring a large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and zucchini. Cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes.  Reduce heat to low. Add peas, chopped roasted red peppers, and soup mixture. Cook and stir until hot and well mixed, about 2 minutes. 
4. Add cooked pasta, and toss to coat.

HG Loaded-Veggie Pasta Amore recipe adapted from HungryGirl.

Cauliflower Mac & Cheese

Have you heard of Hungry Girl?  She makes awesome, guilty-pleasures, healthy - and they taste just as good, if not better!  So when I came across a mac & cheese recipe that was actually healthy, I went for it.  Now, I'm usually no fan of homemade mac & cheese, but this one - I can't get enough of!

Maybe because of the cheesy cauliflower goodness or the three wedges of Laughing Cow cheese, and the pasta, while not much, is just enough.

This is one mac & cheese recipe I don't feel guilty eating!

Cauliflower Mac & Cheese

Cauliflower Mac & Cheese

What You Need:

• 3 boxes frozen cauliflower with cheese sauce
• 2 cups uncooked pasta
• 3 wedges Laughing Cow Light Swiss

That's it!

How You Do It:

1. In a large pot, cook pasta as directed.
2. While the pasta cooks, empty the frozen cauliflower in to microwave-safe bowl.  Microwave 10 minutes, stir, and continue cooking until hot.
3. Unwrap cheese wedges and in a small microwave-safe bowl, heat for 10 seconds.  Stir into cauliflower mixture.
4. Once pasta cooks, drain and fold into cauliflower/cheese mixture.