Showing posts with label pasta sides. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pasta sides. Show all posts

Monday, 30 September 2013

Easy Recipe for Dinner: Spaghetti in scallop and Marinara Sauce

Looking for some easy dinner ideas for a weeknight than this recipe is a solution to it. You can describe this recipe as - Super easy, fast, and delicious!!! This recipe is spicy yet yummilicious.

If I talk more about dinner ideas and menus, then I personally prefer to eat healthy and light food in night and a whole-grain pasta or spaghetti is always a good option for it. Red sauce or a sauce which is made from tomatoes contains less-fat or no fat as compared to the white ones. It’s easy to digest and if you like spicy tangy flavors then you will surely enjoy this recipe. Tomatoes are beneficial for our body; as they are sweet, juicy, and delicious and contains vitamin C in it. It is also a good source of Vitamins A, C, K, folate and potassium. On top of that, one serving of tomatoes can gives you 2 grams of fiber, which is 7% of the daily recommended amount. Tomatoes also have a relatively high water content, which makes them a filling food. So, if you are planning to reduce some weight tomatoes can surely help you here.

Talking about this recipe; this pasta recipe is really simple one. And it can be made within 30 minutes i.e. including the preparation and cooking time. In this recipe I am adding some scallops as well to make this recipe not just healthy but super yum too.

Let’s not waste any further time and start cooking –

Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Rustic Chicken Veggie Soup

Soups are the healthiest option that you can have in dinner. Soup recipes are abundantly available on online sites, cookbooks and recipes from our mothers and grannies. However, one need to understand the nutritional values of a soup. Adding cream or fats no doubt make soup little creamy and flavorful but unnecessarily adds extra calories in the soup. So, if you are a weight-watcher or health freak then you need to understand the goodness of each and every ingredient that you add in the recipe.

If you are planning to have soup in dinner as a meal. Then it is important to have soups which are filling but without making it overly full. Today I am making a soup named Rustic Chicken Veggie Soup. This soup got all the flavors of chicken and vegetables and have a chunky and chewy texture which allow you to eat (or chew) your soup which again help you make your tummy full.

This recipe is inspired from Macro Pierre White. He made this recipe only with vegetables but I have added chicken breasts in it which make this recipe not just scrumptious but a complete delight. I just few little changes here and there. I like my soups to have a chewy texture but if you want you can simply puree it with a blender to have a smooth texture; still I will suggest to keep the texture rustic and raw as it will give you fiber and roughage for the proper digestion. You can mash the veggies if you want!

So, let’s start cooking!!