Pasta

Whole30 Tomato Chicken Pasta with Zucchini Noodles

In the last year, I’ve developed a love of zucchini noodles, or “zoodles.” First, it’s a great way to get some veggies in! It’s also a great way to cut down on the carbs that exist with normal pasta. And they’re pretty delicious too. And they make me feel better! So when we were doing our first Whole30 a few months ago, I modified this recipe that I usually make with pasta and made it with zucchini noodles instead. And created this delicious, low-carb, Whole30 tomato chicken pasta with zucchini noodles.

I love it because it’s so easy to make. It’s one of my quick dinners that I often make if I have no energy. And it’s always delicious! I think it may be even better than my version that has pasta.
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Bolognese with Spaghetti Squash Noodles (Whole30 and Paleo)

When we did our Whole30 earlier this year, I found one of the easiest things was to alter recipes we make a lot, and just make them Whole30-friendly! Now, that doesn’t work for all recipes, but it worked beautifully to create this easy Whole30 bolognese with spaghetti squash.
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Chicken Piccata

Temperatures here have been over 100 lately. But the last couple of days, we’ve had a break in the heat! Some are referring to it as a cold front. And while it feels strange to refer to a high of 97 as a cold front, it feels magical compared to 106.

And when it’s so hot out, you do not want to turn on an oven and make the house even warmer. Especially not when pregnant and already overheated. This chicken piccata is easily prepared on the stove and is one of my favorite things to make. Boil some pasta? Easy. Bread and cook chicken? Easy. Make a quick sauce with chicken stock, butter, and lemon? Easy.
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Tomato Basil Pasta with Parmesan Cheese

I was looking through the recipes we’ve shared here over the past year, and I cannot believe we hadn’t shared this one for tomato basil pasta yet. It’s such a staple in our dinner repertoire (and I’m making it again tonight). It hits 3 points:

So easy to make
Inexpensive!
Perfect in summer since you don’t need the oven

I love the cherry tomatoes that are out this time of year. And this is the perfect dish to use them in! They get a little blistered and yummy. And topping off the pasta with some freshly shaved parmesan cheese makes it all even more delicious.
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Cheesy Tortellini Bake

You know when you just want a BIG helping of cheesy pasta, but you don’t want to put in a bunch of work? Enter this dish.

Back when Josh and I lived in Seattle many years ago, this was a staple meal in our house. We’d get a package of tortellini from Trader Joe’s, boil it up, add some sauce, top with cheese and broil. It was so easy and yummy. We’d usually make a quick Caesar salad to go with it, you know, to make sure we had some greens with our pasta and cheese.
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Pasta with Bolognese Sauce

Tomorrow is Josh and my two year wedding anniversary. We got married in the little city of Florence in Italy. It was perfect weather and a perfect day spent with a small group of family and friends.

For us, a small wedding was perfect. Even more perfect was traveling overseas to make it happen. We spent about a week and a half in Florence before the wedding, basically making sure we had all our ducks in a row (aka that our wedding would be legal and recognized in the US). And we just got to enjoy and get to know the city, exploring the neighborhoods and the incredible views. And the food. OMG the food.
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