5 spinach pasta points Recipes

fat-free ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, parsley flakes, lowfat mozzarella cheese, reduced-calorie tomato sauce, rotini pasta or 5 cups rigatoni pasta or 5 cups mostaccioli pasta, raw spinach

uncooked penne, olive oil, pine nuts , about 2 tbsp, minced garlic, frozen chopped spinach, thawed (i used freshly cooked spinach and it was just fine), plum tomato, chopped, feta cheese, crumbled, olives, black,pitted and chopped (i prefer the green greek or italian olives)

uncooked jumbo pasta shells (12 shells ), canned tomato sauce, egg whites, lightly beaten, part-skim ricotta cheese, skinless chicken breasts, cooked, diced, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained of excess water, garlic powder, ground oregano or 1 tbsp other italian seasoning, part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded, grated parmesan cheese

lean ground beef (optional), bacon, diced (optional), butter (optional), onion, diced, garlic, minced (or more ), assorted fresh vegetables (it gets fun here, suggestions are diced carrots and celery, sliced 3/4-inch green beans, diced baby), beef broth (use vegetable broth if keeping this vegetarian), kidney beans, rinsed and drained, dry basil, oregano, rosemary, tomato sauce, tomatoes, seeded and chopped, elbow macaroni or 2/3 cup spaghetti, broken into pieces (i use odds and ends of pasta at this point), shredded cabbage or 2 cups spinach (what i use) or 2 cups swiss chard, salt and pepper, grated parmesan cheese