North american pasta recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Festive Pasta Salad

This pasta salad is colorful and zesty! Serve warm or at room temperature.

Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese

Everyone will thank you for this one make double if you have big eaters this has never failed me .... This is a very heavy, creamy filling side…

Southwestern Shell Pasta Salad

Chop, chop, chop and get your frustrations out making this pasta salad with south-of-the-border appeal. Choose your heat level by amount of peppers,…

Shrimp & Shell Pasta Salad

A light summer luncheon salad with a yogurt dill dressing. Serve as the main attraction or as a side dish. Substitute light sour cream for the…

Make-over Spaghetti & Shrimp Salad

Originally mayo was the dressing for this salad recipe from a friend long ago, but I decided to give it a…

Chicken, Tomatoes & Rotini Salad

Hearty pasta salad to help use up leftover roast chicken or turkey. I've a bumper crop of grape tomatoes which…

Blue Cheese Macaroni Salad

Pene ala Strider

My husband came up with this dish one night, we love it and have it about once a week. It's light, refreshing and absolutely Delicious.

Solar Macaroni and Cheese

Easy Macaroni and Cheese for a solar cooker.

Venison Spaghetti

This recipe can be made with low-fat ground beef. Venison has very little fat, but it has a gamey flavor that many are not accustomed to. Cooking it…

Lazy homemade pasta with minced pork and beef meat

This recipe is as simple as 1-2-3! You can make it with pasta from a store but it’s more tender and delish…

Creamy Noodles & Peas

This is a quick and easy side dish that makes peas yummy to eat and is the result of experimenting on a cool fall evening 25 years ago.

Best Ever Macaroni and Cheese

A family favorite that I've been making for 15 years.

Low Fat, Three Cheese Mac and Cheese, Made From a Box But Healthier

For years I’ve been on the quest for a decadent tasting classic macaroni…

Vermont Cheddar Mac and Cheese

preheat oven to 350