After 6 weeks of heavy party foods, bonbons and candy bark, I feel like a stuffed pig. How about you? This happens to me every single year. I completely cut loose around the holidays, consuming every delectable dish I see, only to wish I hadn’t in January. Girlfriend needs to shed a few dozen cookies this month, if you know what I mean.
I’m sure many of you feel the same way I do, so over the next month, I’ll be sharing lighter figure-friendly recipes to help us all get back on track. Subbing healthier noodles for standard pasta, is a great way to feed the whole family the dishes they love in a mindful way.
Over the years I’ve bought uncountable brands of pasta, trying to find a company making healthy options that still taste great. DeLallo Pasta has become my favorite. In the 1940’s, George and Madeleine DeLallo started a small business selling authentic Italian foods door-to-door in Western Pennsylvania. Several years later they opened a small shop in Jeanette, Pennsylvania, that is still the heart of the business today.
Interestingly, you can thank DeLallo for the olive and antipasti bar in your local grocery store. The DeLallos pioneered this concept and still source most of the olives bars across the nation. DeLallo Pasta has become a staple ingredient in my home, because they offer so many amazing options: pure organic semolina pasta, organic whole grain pasta, tender pillowy gnocchi, and even gluten free pasta in all different shapes and sizes. These healthy varieties make it possible for me to serve pasta, even when we are trying to stay on the straight and narrow.
This fast and easy Roasted Red Pepper Pesto Pasta with a rich roasted red pepper pesto, is a healthy pasta recipe you can feel good about serving. In the time the whole grain pasta cooks to al dente, you can blend up a vibrant red pepper pesto that is full of flavor and low in saturated fat. For those with wheat sensitivities, try this pesto pasta recipe with DeLallo Gluten Free Pasta. Disclosure: This post is sponsored by DeLallo. All heart-felt opinions are my own. Share This Recipe With Friends!
