Non Pasta Side Dishes Recipes

chicken breast, marinara, and pasta with melted cheese and red peppers

This is a yummy side dish, even my non sweet potato kids love it!

This side dish works great along side any protein or pasta and is packed with vitamins!

Serve as a side dish or over pasta or rice as a main dish.

This penne pasta salad is a healthier take on a classic cookout side dish.

Pasta dishes are my main comfort food, so I was motivated to create a low calorie dish -- this one does it for me! Very quick & easy to put together and quite delish.

Yummy (and healthy too!) tomato-based chicken-pasta bake, ready in 20 minutes!

I got this recipe from the Light & Tasty magazine - its a comforting casserole. I prepare the recipe into two baking dishes (4x9) and freeze one for another night. The nutritional info I recorded uses reduced-fat cream cheese and milk - you can make it with the fat-free that the recipe calls for and save some fat & calories.

I adapted this recipe from one I found in Taste of Home's Light and Tasty magazine. It is one of our family's favorites. When you tire of just plain 'ol spaghetti- this really changes it up!

This recipe is quick and simple as well as a one pan oven dish. Goes very well with any pasta side dish.

Quick and Easy - Kids love it!

Quick and nutritious, this zesty take on pasta salad is a family favorite. Garnish with fresh herbs and black olives.

Super Yummy and Easy! Perfect for Summer!

This recipe can be altered to make it lower in fat and sodium. I make this quite often and just realized I definitely have been eating more than one serving but it is very tasty! This is also good to cut into individual portions and freeze.

Filling as a main dish, or a perfect side dish!

This grew from a Saudi Arabian dish into an Italian style dish and is now a family favorite

A filling and delicious tortellini pasta in a light alfredo sauce

chock full of savory vegetables

Fresh healthy low cal pasta recipe

When visiting my friend Shelly, we took a long walk to the local farmers market and bought a variety of fresh summer squash and carrots. Since I love pan frying veggies and garlic, I thought we'd give this a try. It was super yummy, possibly higher in fat than I would like but you can use less olive oil.

Tofu, veggies and super duper pasta

Cheesy gluten free macaroni with broccoli, onions, and turkey bacon.

This is really good!!

This dish never fails to delight vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike.