Eleven Healthier Pasta Recipes You Can Feel Good About

Although I love my zoodles and spaghetti squash, sometimes a girl just wants some real-deal pasta. And even though pasta has a bad rap as something that is loaded with carbs and shouldn't be part of any diet, in my opinion there is no need to cut it out entirely. Plus whenever I cut any food group our of my diet, its all I want to eat. Pasta can defintiely be part of a well-rounded, healthy diet, especially when it is paired with lots of veggies and good-for you ingredients. Everything in moderation.  And with these delicious pasta recipes, you never have to say no to pasta again because you are trying to eat healthy.

1. One Pot Caprese Pasta

320 calories, 9 SmartPoints from Slender Kitchen

2. Chicken Pesto Parmesan Pasta Skillet

335 calories, 9 SmartPoints from Emily Bites

3. Creamy Cajun Chicken Shells

385 calories, 9 SmartPoints from Slender Kitchen

4. Skillet Veggie Stuffed Shells

273 calories, 9 SmartPoints from Eat Yourself Skinny

5. One Pot Cauliflower Piccata Pasta

301 calories, 8 SmartPoints from Slender Kitchen

6. Linguini and Shrimp Fra Diavlo

376 calories, 10 SmartPoints from SkinnyTaste

7. Creamy Tomato, Mushroom, and Spinach Pasta

298 calories, 9 SmartPoints from Slender Kitchen

8. Skinny Sausage Pasta with Vegetables

341 calories, 9 SmartPoints from Simple Nourished Living

9. One Pot Creamy Parmesan Chicken Pasta

410 calories, 10 SmartPoints from Slender Kitchen

10. Mini Mac and Cheese Bites

45 calories, 1 SmartPoints from Snack Girl

11. Lightened Up Spaghetti Pie

283 calories, 7 SmartPoints from Cookin Canuck

What are your favorite healthy pasta recipes?