Healthy pasta recipes

Blend a can of butter beans into this mushroom and kale sauce for a creamy base that adds fibre, nutrients and an additional portion of your five-a-day

Make this vegan soup in the slow cooker for a super-easy, healthy supper. Packed with veg, pasta and beans, it's a satisfying soup for winter

Swap your usual beef mince for turkey to reduce the fat content of this classic Italian sauce. Serve with wholemeal pasta for a hearty weeknight meal

Whizz up a quick homemade pesto with parsley and lemon juice, then serve spooned through hot pasta with fish, tomatoes and green beans

A tiny rice-shaped variety of pasta makes this dish almost like risotto. It's quick, healthy, filling and suitable for vegetarians

Try a new take on pesto and blend red peppers, cashew nuts and parsley then serve spooned through hot pasta

Get your family to eat more veg with this superhealthy pasta sauce recipe which counts as 5 of your 5-a-day. The sauce is freezable too

Brown spaghetti keeps you fuller for longer - team it with healthy greens flavoured with garlic, chilli and lemon

Warm up your week with this nourishing healthy vegetable soup that's packed with veggies and pasta, and easy to freeze ahead

Update tuna pasta salad by skipping the mayo and adding balsamic vinegar, olive oil, colourful tomatoes and celery

Keep it simple with this restaurant-style crab linguine with chilli and parsley – it takes a few good-quality ingredients and lets them shine

A typically Sicilian flavour combination - sweet raisins, spicy olive oil, crunchy pine nuts and salty fish

15 minutes is all you need to whip up this fresh, light and healthy fish pasta with olives, capers and greens

For a speedy, simple supper this chicken pasta salad dish is just the thing - save leftovers for lunch the next day

Punchy fresh flavours in a good-for-you-dish are often what you need for a midweek boost. This pasta dish has it all

Subtle, sweet tomatoes work brilliantly with the intense flavour of prawns and chorizo

Cinnamon adds complexity to this slow-cooked pasta sauce, which goes perfectly with large tubular paccheri pasta, or ribbons of pappardelle

Add some veg to pasta and pesto for a cheap, healthy springtime supper dish

A new delicious version of the Italian favourite, pesto pasta, with broccoli

A simple pasta dish with a hint of spice makes for a super satisfying supper

Get two of your five-a-day with this deliciously versatile sauce

Perfect for those lazy summer evenings, this no-sauce pasta supper could hardly be easier

Try this paella with a difference, using fideo or vermicelli pasta instead of rice, with prawns, mussels, squid, monkfish and a sprinkling of saffron

A great low-fat supper with a good source of vitamin C, counts as 1 of 5-a-day