Dinner: Creamy Vegetable Pasta

Whole wheat spaghetti with mushrooms, red peppers and zucchini in a creamy parmesan sauce.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Crimini Mushrooms

Health benefits of Creamy Vegetable Pasta

Crimini mushrooms are a tasty way of loading up on vitamins B2. Vitamin B2 plays an integral role in normal thyroid function and metabolism, which is vital for those with PCOS, as those with the disorder also tend to have a thyroid that doesn’t produce sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in sufficient quantities (Reference: http://www.thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/treatment/vitamins.html). Getting sufficient Vitamin B2 allows androgen and testosterone to be better restrained, preventing them from causing a whole host of undesired symptoms from thinning scalp hair to acne.

Ingredients

4 tbsps parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp leaves oregano
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
6 oz crimini mushrooms
1 cup sliced zucchini
1 cup chopped red pepper
4 cups whole wheat spaghetti
1/2 cup fat free milk
4 oz low fat cream cheese

Instructions

1. Heat oil on low-medium flame in a medium sauce pan.

2. Add mushrooms, red pepper and zucchini.

3. Cook till vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.

4. Lower temperature and add cream cheese, milk, oregano and salt.

5. Stir frequently till cream cheese is melted.

6. Add parmesan and pasta.

7. Serve hot.

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