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If you can tolerate Pasta, this is a good healthy recipe you can feel good about eating.

1 box whole wheat Pasta (spiral shaped)

2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1 small onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, finely minced or grated

1 can diced tomatoes, drained a little

2 cans Tomato sauce

tomato paste (optional)

about 1 cup of spinach, thaw and squeeze liquid out with a kitchen towel

dried parsley and dried basil

Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta according to box instructions and drain. While pasta is cooking, in a sauce pan, heat oil and sautee onions until almost translucent. Grate in the garlic and let cook for a few minutes. Add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce and stir. Add squeezed spinach and stir together well. Add dried parsley and basil (to your taste) and stir. Let simmer for about 10 minutes. You can add some tomato paste if sauce is not thick enough. Add pasta to sauce mixture and stir. Add parmesan cheese and stir together well. Enjoy!

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Here's another whole wheat Pasta recipe that is soooo easy, my sister made this with ravioli, but I just use plain Pasta.< /p>

1 box of whole wheat pasta (spiral)

1 container of store bought pesto or you could make your own

Parmesan cheese

Cook whole wheat pasta according to box instructions. Drain pasta and put it back in pot it was cooked in. Add pesto (add small amount and mix, keep adding until your liking). Add whatever amount of parmesan cheese you want, mix well and serve.

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Do you have a recipe for making your own pesto? I know it's basil and YUMMY, but I hink it would be fun to attempt making it!

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Do you have a recipe for making your own pesto? I know it's basil and YUMMY, but I hink it would be fun to attempt making it!

I use the store-bought kind. It's called Buitoni Pesto with Basil. It's very good and it's less work for me, lol!

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