Some of you have probably seen me post ad-nauseum that I can't eat gluten. However, I'm still a pasta-a-holic and I can't seem to get enough of the stuff. This, however, presents me with two problems:
1) Gluten-free pasta is quite high in calories (and I'm trying to lose a few lbs)
2) Eating too many refined carbs leaves me with a tummy ache
I'm also awaiting the results of a super intense screening for food sensitivities and I foresee a serious detox in my future.
In the meantime, I want to make a slow change in the direction of eating almost exclusively whole grains. I've replaced sandwich bread with rice-cakes, cereal with oatmeal, and dinner-rolls with a side of brown rice. But I really really miss pasta. My goal is to revamp some rockin' pasta dishes to replace the pasta with a whole grain. I've seen quinoa mac'n'cheese recipes floating around, and my sister taught me an amazing quinoa lasagna dish. But, other than a fancy spaghetti, I don't really know many good pasta dishes. And by "good" I mean more complex than simply a jar of sauce.
Soooo - here's where I'm asking for help. Will you send me/link me to your favorite pasta dishes? I'd love something medeterian, something creamy with vegetables, a great chunky red sauce - anything that's healthy-ish and interesting. I'll test them out with different grain bases and report back what I find.
Are you up for helping me with this challenge? I'd be more than grateful!
1) Gluten-free pasta is quite high in calories (and I'm trying to lose a few lbs)
2) Eating too many refined carbs leaves me with a tummy ache
I'm also awaiting the results of a super intense screening for food sensitivities and I foresee a serious detox in my future.
In the meantime, I want to make a slow change in the direction of eating almost exclusively whole grains. I've replaced sandwich bread with rice-cakes, cereal with oatmeal, and dinner-rolls with a side of brown rice. But I really really miss pasta. My goal is to revamp some rockin' pasta dishes to replace the pasta with a whole grain. I've seen quinoa mac'n'cheese recipes floating around, and my sister taught me an amazing quinoa lasagna dish. But, other than a fancy spaghetti, I don't really know many good pasta dishes. And by "good" I mean more complex than simply a jar of sauce.
Soooo - here's where I'm asking for help. Will you send me/link me to your favorite pasta dishes? I'd love something medeterian, something creamy with vegetables, a great chunky red sauce - anything that's healthy-ish and interesting. I'll test them out with different grain bases and report back what I find.
Are you up for helping me with this challenge? I'd be more than grateful!
I LOVE pasta!!! I hate that it's not a must eat item!
ReplyDeleteOh well...such is life.
Good luck on the conversion to whole grains!
Lanaya
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