Skinny pasta, paperback/julia azzarello

Low-calorie, big-flavoured and comforting meals are the dream for dieters, and the dishes in Skinny Pasta can tick all those boxes.

Although pasta is often on the avoid list of a diet, this neednt be the case as its the accompanying sauces and topping that pile on the calories, and the pounds.

The recipes in Skinny Pasta prove otherwise - all are small on calories, but big on nourishing nutrients, full of flavour and decent portions.

Featuring a mix of timeless classics and contemporary interpretations, the recipes focus on fresh, healthy and nutritious ingredients, plus many are vegan, vegetarian, gluten- and dairy-free.

From fresh and flavourful Vermicelli with Cherry Tomatoes, Rocket & Feta, and Mafaldine with Romanesco Sauce, to tasty salads such as Greek Rotini and soups including Butter Bean, Chorizo & Spinach with Pappardelle, as well as many quick and easy mains like Orecchiette with Cime Di Rapa & Chilli as well as the ever popular Spaghetti Carbonara and Mac n Cheese, theres a pasta dish for any occasion.

And if you have a little more time on your hands then make your own basic pasta dough, gluten-free gnocchi, fresh pesto or marinara sauce, although all the recipes can be made with shop-bought pasta too.

With nutritional info for every recipe, each dish is 500 or less calories per portion.