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Here are a couple of healthy pasta dishes


Penne with Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese

Ingredients

? Vegetable oil cooking spray
? 1 (2-pound) butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
? 1 onion, diced into 1/2-inch pieces
? Olive oil, for drizzling
? Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
? 1 pound penne pasta
? 1 cup (8 ounces) goat cheese, crumbled
? 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted (see Cook's Note)
? 1 packed cup chopped fresh basil leaves
? 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan

Directions

Put an oven rack in the upper third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Spray a baking sheet, liberally, with vegetable oil cooking spray. Set aside.

Mix the squash and onion together and arrange in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bake for to 40 to 45 minutes until the vegetables are golden and cooked through. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool slightly.

While the squash mixture is cooling, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and reserve about 2 cups of the pasta water. Put the pasta, goat cheese and 1 cup of pasta water in a large serving bowl. Toss until the cheese has melted and forms a creamy sauce. Add the squash and onion mixture, the walnuts and the basil. Toss well and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Garnish with Parmesan and serve.

Cook's Note:
To toast the walnuts, arrange them in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven until lightly toasted, about 6 to 8 minutes Cool completely before using.



Pasta with Roasted Bell Peppers and Basil

1 pound Penne or other short pasta
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 cups chopped onion
? teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (14 ? ounce) can whole tomatoes, un-drained and chopped
3 pounds (6 large) bell peppers, roasted & peeled (red & yellow work the best)
? tsp salt
? tsp freshly ground pepper
? cup thinly sliced fresh basil
? cup fresh ground Parmesan cheese (or more to taste)


? Cook pasta per package instructions and drain. Keep warm.
? Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium low heat. Add onion, fennel seeds and garlic, cover and cook 10 minutes (stirring occasionally) or until onion is tender.
? Add tomatoes and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
? Meanwhile, cut roasted peppers into Julienne strips. Add pepper strips, salt and pepper to tomato mixture and heat for 3 minutes.
? Combine pasta, tomato mixture and basil into a large bowl, sprinkle with Parmesan at the table.



In case you don’t know how to roast bell peppers:

? Halve, seed and remove the membranes and stems from the bell peppers
? Flatten, skin side up, onto a vegetable sprayed foil on a cookie sheet
? Place under broiler for 10-15 minutes, watching very closely
? When skin is mostly black, remove to a paper bag and refrigerate
? After cooling 15 minutes or so, remove and discard the blackened skin

Are you wanting to eat vegetarian as well as healthy since you mentioned buying only veggies and fruits.

If you are, here are lots of healthy vegetarian meals:
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(We can't know which veggies and fruits you bought though, or what other staples you might have around the house, so you can use one of the searches above, but add to it some of the foods you have.)

You can also eat healthy including meat/poulty/fish though, of course. Just don't eat a lot of fatty ground meat or other fatty meats you can't remove the fat from before or after cooking, and concentrate on poultry and fish (and perhaps pork tenderloin). And avoid eating a lot of those with high sodium (like ham), or pre-processed ones with a lot of sodium, sugar and other things...also avoid eating too much lunch meat.
http://www.google.com/search?q=recipes+h…
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