3 not ordinary low Recipes

olive oil, garlic cloves, chopped, onions, chopped, chopped celery, carrots, sliced, chicken broth (low sodium if available), water or 2 cups vegetable stock, tomato sauce, red wine (optional), canned kidney beans, drained, green beans (i use fresh ), baby spinach, rinsed, zucchini, quartered and sliced, chopped fresh oregano, chopped fresh basil, tomato paste, sugar (if you are using fresh tomato), salt and pepper, shell pasta, grated parmesan cheese, for topping, olive oil

uncooked rotini pasta , can use any medium pasta shape, low-fat vanilla yogurt , could use plain, low-fat mayonnaise, lemon juice, diced cooked ham, celery ribs, diced, chopped purple onion, tart apple, diced, crumbled blue cheese, use more if you like.......i like, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste