Low Salt Diet for a Healthy Heart - Cooking Recipes

The Low Salt Diets website has low sodium recipes to help keep your heart healthy. Let us provide you with low sodium diet information, salt intake and low salt recipes for your health and heart. Here you'll find some low salt healthy meals, salt substitute and low sodium foods for your high blood pressure diet that are not only tasty but quick and easy to make. We're always adding more good food healthy recipes, blood pressure natural and salt free diet information for healthy eating diet meals, so check back often.

Marinara Penne Pasta Recipe for Low Salt Diets

Low Salt Marinara Penne Pasta Recipe

Category: Pasta Recipes for Low Salt Diets

1 Package Trader Joe's Brown Rice Organic Penne Pasta
12 Ounces Chicken Breast (218mg sodium)
1 Large Onion, Chopped and Diced (10mg sodium)
2 Cloves Garlic, Finely Chopped
1/8 Cup Chopped Celery (21mg sodium)
1/4 Cup Chopped Carrots (12mg sodium)
8 Ounces Del Monte Low-Sodium Canned Corn (20mg sodium)
1 Container (750g) Pomi Chopped Tomatoes (60mg sodium)
3 Tablespoons of Contadina No-Salt Added Tomato Paste (18mg sodium)
8 Ounces Trader Joe's Artichoke Hearts, Canned (420mg sodium)
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Teaspoon Sugar
1 Teaspoon NoSalt Salt Substitute
1 Tablespoon of Italian Seasonings
1/4 Teaspoon Kroger Chili Powder (10mg sodium)
1/4 Teaspoon Cumin
1/4 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
2 Tablespoons Grated Kraft Parmesan Cheese (186mg sodium)

Cook the Penne Pasta noodles according to package directions
or until tender but firm. Drain and set aside.
Chop Chicken Breasts into pieces.
Heat olive oil in large pot.
Add the Chicken pieces and Sauté over a medium heat.
After 5 minutes, add onion, celery, carrots, corn, garlic, cumin,
Chili Powder, AlsoSalt, and pepper.
Sauté over medium heat for another 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally.
Add the Chopped Tomatoes and Tomato Paste
Drain the excess water from the Artichoke Hearts and mix in.
Add the Penne Pasta noodles.
Stir in Sugar, Italian Seasonings and Parmesan Cheese.
Add Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 20 minutes.

Enjoy your Low Salt Diet Recipe for Penne Pasta!

Italian Recipes for Low Salt Diets

Pasta makes a great food for Low Salt Diets because it has a very small amount of sodium and no fat nor cholesterol. Pasta does have some protein, but is quite often served with additional protein foods such as cheese, chicken or meat. Italian Recipes for pasta dishes can be a good food for Healthy Eating. Adding a variety of fresh or no salt added canned vegetables to your meal plan is an excellent low sodium diet routine that is very heart healthy. From the Italian word meaning "strings", Spaghetti pasta are round thin strands. Penne pasta are large macaroni in the shape of a tube that are cut on the diagonal. Farfalle are bow-tie shaped pasta noodles. Serving Pasta Recipes with fresh green vegetables or high-fiber natural produce can make a very healthy meal rich in vitamins, minerals and folic acid and also makes good food heart smart eating.

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Lasagna Recipe : Pasta Recipes for Low Salt Diets

Pasta Recipes for Low Salt Diets

Italian Pasta Recipes for Low Salt Diets can also be a great resource for Vegetarian Diets. Adding Vegetarian Recipes to your diet is excellent for low salt diet and is very smart for the heart. Penne are large macaroni tubes that are cut on the diagonal. Farfalle are bow tie shaped pasta noodles. Serving Pasta Recipes with green vegetables or spinach can make a very healthy meal rich in vitamins and folic acid.

Low Sodium Recipe: Lasagna

category: pasta recipes low sodium recipe

8 oz. Lasagna Pasta noodles, cooked
1 Pound Lean Ground Beef (320mg sodium)
1 Container (750g) Pomi Chopped Tomatoes (60mg sodium)
1 Cup Ricotta cheese (207mg sodium)
2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese (186mg sodium)
1/2 Pound Part Skim Milk Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
1 Cup diced Onions
4 Cloves Garlic, finely chopped
1/2 Teaspoon Oregano
4 Tablespoons fresh Basil, chopped
1/2 Teaspoon ground Black Pepper
1 Teaspoon AlsoSalt salt substitute
1/2 Cup White Wine
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

Cook Lasagna noodles according to package instruction
or until tender but firm. Drain and set aside.
Prepare the Lasagna sauce in a large pan or skillet,
over medium to high heat, saute the garlic and onion
in the olive oil for about 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the ground beef, oregano, AlsoSalt and black pepper
and saute for 10 minutes.
Add the white wine and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes
until the wine is practically evaporated.
Add the Pomi tomatoes, oregano and basil, lower heat and
simmer the sauce for about 35 to 40 minutes.
Well grease a 9x12 baking pan and arrange the first layer of
lasagna noodles with a layer of the beef and tomato sauce,
ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.
Add alternating layers of noodles, sauce and cheese.
When pan is full, finish up with a top layer of sauce.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake in a pre-heated
oven at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

Serves 5 to 6

Enjoy this Low Sodium Cooking Low Salt Lasagna Recipe or try other Italian Low Sodium Meals like eggplant parmesan or angel hair pasta for low salt diets.

Vegetarian Chili Recipe: Low Sodium Recipes: Low Salt Diet

Vegetarian Recipes

Adding Vegetarian Recipes to your diet is an excellent practice for low salt diets that is very smart for the heart. Replacing meat in your low sodium diet plan with protein alternatives can help reduce saturated fats and lower cholesterol intake of the good food and healthy cooking recipes that you prepare. Animal products account for a large portion of the saturated fats consumed in typical diets. A Vegan Diet would necessitate eating no animal products at all. Try to eat a wide variety of low sodium vegetarian foods to help ensure your healthy diet is providing a proper balance of nutrients.

Low Salt Diet Vegetarian Chili Recipe

category: vegetarian recipes low sodium

2 cups of Lentils
3 cups of Water
4 cups Low Sodium Vegetable Broth
    Pacific Natural Foods Organic Low Sodium Vegetable Broth
    (140mg sodium per 8 fl. oz. serving)
1 clove Garlic, finely chopped
2 chopped fresh Red Peppers
1 cup diced Onions
1 Teaspoon AlsoSalt salt substitute
2 Teaspoons Kroger Chili Powder (80mg sodium)
1 container (750g) Pomi Tomatoes Chopped(60mg sodium)
1 container (750g) Pomi Tomatoes Strained(60mg sodium)
2 Teaspoons Oregano
1 Teaspoon Cumin
1 Tablespoon ground Cayenne Pepper
   (or Crushed Red Pepper)
1 cup of Beer
    (Sodium Content of Beer: 35mg sodium or less)
Combine in a large soup pot the Lentils, Water and
low sodium vegetable broth. Heat and bring to a simmer.
Gently boil for about 40-50 minutes with a medium
to low heat.
Stir in remaining ingredients: fresh red peppers,
NoSalt, garlic, onions, oregano, cumin, Pomi Tomato
Kroger chili powder, cayenne pepper and beer.
Cook at a very low simmer for another 25-35 minutes
on a low heat.

For best flavor in your low sodium cooking, adjust seasonings to taste and serve this heart healthy vegetarian chili with low sodium meals including other good food like rice or lowfat sour cream.