The only pasta I make is spaghetti with meat sauce because it was the only pasta dish my mom made growing up. I also tend to avoid eating pasta most of the time because it makes me gain weight (darn you delicious carbs!). But my daughter loves pasta, and they’re so great as leftovers the next day for her lunch, so I’ve been looking for recipes I can add to our dinner repertoire with ingredients my kids will eat!
One Pot Swedish Meatball Pasta
Skillet Butternut Squash, Sausage and Penne Pasta
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Chicken and Broccoli Shells and Cheese
One Pot Creamy Spinach Parmesan Orzo
What are some of your favorite pasta dishes to make?
pear / 1565 posts
Oh man, a post after my own heart, haha!
My 4.5 year old loves mac&cheese, while my 2.5 year old really loves linguine with clam sauce, lol! They also both love Penne with the Vodka sauce. We mostly just wing it depending on what we have on hand!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
@graceandjoy: wow linguine with clams?!?! that’s one of my all time faves but i don’t think my kids would eat it!
pear / 1565 posts
@Mrs. Bee: My little one has great taste haha! She loves the clam bits too!
pear / 1648 posts
Thanks for the ideas – we will definitely be trying some of these!
Here’s another option that’s similar to the Italian sausage one you listed but lightened up a bit for summer – it’s soooo good and luckily the kids love it
http://bevcooks.com/2015/01/broken-pasta-with-kale-mushrooms-and-sausage/
grapefruit / 4291 posts
For a healthier take on mac and cheese I add grated carrot, onion and bacon pieces to the pasta while it’s cooking then use a cup of the pasta water in place of a cup of milk in the sauce (the cooked veg then gets added in with the macaroni). The pasta water turns into a beautiful stock and the sauce doesn’t need as much cheese to be flavourful.
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mrs bee, have you tried lentil pasta? it’s made entirely from lentils so high protein, low carb, and practically guilt free! that, and making a cauliflower alfredo has been my recent go to.
pear / 1622 posts
I’ve been missing these kinds of post – thanks for putting this together
I like this Kale Parmesan pasta recipe from Budget Bytes but my kids definitely wouldn’t try it. https://www.budgetbytes.com/garlic-parmesan-kale-pasta/
My go to the whole family likes is Instant Pot spaghetti. https://www.thekitchn.com/instant-pot-spaghetti-264230
blogger / olive / 52 posts
Thank you for this! Fitz has lately been super picky, and the doctor recently told us he needs to gain weight. But I’ve had luck with pasta in the past, so I’m excited to try these out! They look so good and I think Mr. Cupcake will approve of them also!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
@neha we live on a remote island so most things are not available here!