Pasta and Veggies Make A Satisfying Meal

If you are looking for more ways to add some vegetables to your diet than try Pasta-Shell Risotto with Broccoli Rabe. Broccoli Rabe is a vegetable that cooks quickly, is low in calories, and has no fat or cholesterol. Additionally is has folic acid, fiber, iron, and phytochemicals that may have cancer-fighting properties.

Each serving of this dish has 495 calories and 15 grams of fat. If this is too high in calories or fat for your daily weight-loss plan then you can make some modifications: use less olive oil when sauteing the broccoli rabe and use the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese sparingly. There are 4 grams of fiber in this dish and if you wanted to increase that amount you can use a whole wheat pasta. A nutritional profile of this recipe is available.

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