• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Slimming Eats - Weight Watchers and Slimming World Recipes logo
  • ABOUT
    • Legal
  • RECIPES
    • by course
      • appetizers, tasters and party food
      • Breakfast
      • Desserts & Sweet Treats
      • Drinks
      • Lunch
      • Dinner
      • Packed Lunches and Picnic Food
      • Salad
      • Sauces, Dips and Gravies
      • Side Dishes
      • Snacks
      • Soups
      • SP friendly sides
    • by type
      • 2+ syns
      • below 2 syns
      • dairy free
      • Freezer Friendly
      • gluten free
      • Kid Friendly
      • Meal in less than 30 mins
      • SP friendly
      • Syn Free
      • Vegetarian
      • Low Carb
    • by ingredient
      • dairy
        • cheese
        • cream cheese
        • milk
        • quark
        • yoghurt
      • eggs
      • fish and seafood
        • crab
        • Mackerel
        • salmon
        • shrimp
      • fruit
        • apple
        • berries
        • banana
        • mango
        • pear
        • pineapple
      • grains and legumes
        • baked beans
        • beans
        • chickpeas
        • lentils
        • Oats
        • Quinoa
        • Rice
      • meat
        • bacon
        • beef
        • ground beef / beef mince
        • ground pork
        • ham
        • lamb
        • Pork
        • Sausages
      • Pasta
        • couscous
        • Noodles
      • poultry
        • chicken
        • Ground Chicken and Turkey
        • Turkey
      • vegetables
        • asparagus
        • broccoli
        • brussel sprouts
        • butternut squash
        • carrots
        • eggplant (aubergine)
        • mushrooms
        • onion
        • potatoes
        • spinach
        • sweet potatoes
        • tomatoes
        • zucchini
      • bread
      • chocolate
    • Pressure Cooker Recipes
    • Actifry/Airfryer
    • Slow Cooker recipes
    • Fakeaway
      • American
      • Chinese
      • Chip Shop
      • Indian
      • Mexican
      • Thai
    • Vegan
    • Delicious Weight Watchers Recipes
      • Green WW Smart Points
      • Blue WW Smart Points
      • Purple WW Smart Points
  • ESSENTIALS
  • SHOP
  • CONTACT ME
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • All Recipes
  • Meal Plans
  • Essentials
  • Tips
  • Shop
  • Contact Me
  • Legal
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • ×

    Syn Free Quick Creamy Pasta

    October 17, 2018 23 Comments

    12.7Kshares

    This Syn Free Quick Creamy Pasta is perfect for an easy lunch or dinner and combines just a few ingredients for a tasty flavoursome dish.

    quick creamy pasta in a yellow bowl with fork and a side serving of mixed greens

    Occasionally I just want a quick simple meal that I can put together in minutes for days like to today when I'm super busy and rushing around.

    There is nothing worse than being super hungry and having nothing prepared and the last thing you want is to be standing in the kitchen chopping up loads of ingredients for a meal, as chances are you will just grab something unhealthy a convenient instead.

    quick creamy pasta in yellow bowl with fork

    This Quick Creamy Pasta is one of my go-to lunchtime meals when I'm having one of those days. I can quickly combine the ingredients for the sauce while the pasta cooks and so it really only takes the time for the pasta to cook. Can't complain there can you?

    Making a syn free creamy sauce like in this Quick Creamy Pasta means using some quark, which is not to everyone's taste, but I find combining it with the few other ingredients as in this recipe, takes away some of that sour taste and adds lots of yummy flavour, while saving all my syns and healthy extra's to be used elsewhere in the day.

    quick creamy pasta in yellow bowl on yellow and grey checked cloth

    As much as I love proper cheese, sometimes I want to use my healthy extra A choice on something else, so when I fancy creamy without the syns this is perfect.

    Love quick easy recipes like this? Check out some of my other ready in less than 30-minute recipes:

    • Syn Free Spring Roll in a Bowl
    • Low Syn Mongolian Beef
    • Low Syn Chicken in Sun-dried Tomato Creamy Sauce
    • Low Syn Satay Beef and Vegetables
    • Creamy One Pot Pork Pasta
    • Syn Free Pizza Chicken
    • Syn Free Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Rice
    • Orange Ginger Chicken Fried Rice
    • One Pot Creamy Yellow Zucchini Pasta
    • One Pot New Orleans Cajun Pasta
    • Low Syn Stove Top BBQ Chicken
    • One Pot Creamy Cheesy Leek Pasta
    • Pork Meatballs with Spicy Pineapple Sauce

    or head on over to my FULL RECIPE INDEX with over 850+ delicious Slimming World Recipes all fully searchable by meal type, ingredients and syn value etc

    close up of quick creamy pasta in yellow bowl with fork with wooden handle

    How can I add a ⅓ speed foods to this Syn Free Quick Creamy Pasta?

    I like to serve with a just a simple mixed green salad and baby cucumbers, as it's nice and quick, but you could add some vegetables into the pasta too if you prefer.

    What Kitchen Items do I need to make this Syn Free Quick Creamy Pasta?

    • Measuring Scales
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Chopping Board
    • Santoku Knife
    • Saucepan
    • Whisk
    • Wooden Spoon
    • Mixing Bowl

    quick creamy pasta In yellow bowl on grey and white checked cloth with bowl of salad


    LET’S CONNECT!

    Find me ON FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | PINTEREST | TWITTER | and YOUTUBE, come and follow me TO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP UP TO DATE ON ALL NEW RECIPES

    You can also subscribe to Slimming Eats to keep up to date on all new recipes. 

    IF YOU TRY THIS RECIPE, LET US KNOW! LEAVE A COMMENT, RATE IT AND  TAG US IN YOUR PHOTOS @SLIMMINGEATS ON INSTAGRAM

    Syn Free Quick Creamy Pasta

    Syn Free Quick Creamy Pasta

    Yield: 1
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes

    This Syn Free Quick Creamy Pasta is perfect for an easy lunch or dinner and combines just a few ingredients for a tasty flavoursome dish.

    Ingredients

    • 75g/2.5oz of fusilli pasta, uncooked
    • 2 slices of ham, chopped
    • 2 tbs of quark
    • ½ tsp of onion powder
    • ½ tsp of garlic powder
    • 1 tsp of dried parsley
    • 1 egg yolk
    • salt and black pepper to season
    • reserve 3 tbs of pasta water

    Instructions

    1. Add the pasta to a saucepan of boiling hot salted water and cook till al dente
    2. While pasta it cooking, add the quark, egg yolk, onion powder, garlic powder and dried parsley to a bowl and mix to combine.
    3. Once pasta is cooked, drain (reserving 3 tbs of pasta water
    4. Stir in the ham to the pasta
    5. Add the reserved pasta water into the sauce and whisk to combine.
    6. Add the sauce into the pasta and stir continuously on a very low heat till creamy
    7. Season as needed with salt and black pepper

    Notes

    This recipe is Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

    • Extra Easy - Syn Free per serving
    • WW Smart Points - 10 per serving

    optional: add some grated parmesan as part of your HEa

    If you wish to share this recipe, then please do so by using the share buttons provided. Do not screenshot or post recipe or content in full.

    Nutritional information is an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only. Ingredients can vary greatly from brand to brand and therefore it would be impossible to give accurate information.

    All images and content on Slimming Eats are copyright protected.

    Check Legal section, for Full Disclaimer, Disclosure and Privacy Policy. 

    Nutrition Information
    Yield 1 Serving Size 1
    Amount Per Serving Calories 390Total Fat 7.1gSaturated Fat 2.3gCholesterol 199mgSodium 490mgCarbohydrates 56.7gFiber 2.9gSugar 3.3gProtein 15g

    Did you make this recipe?

    Please leave a comment on the blog or share a photo on Instagram

    © Shevy (Slimming Eats)
    Cuisine: American / Category: Lunch
    quick creamy pasta in yellow bowl pin

     

    It is the responsibility of the Reader to assure the products or ingredients they use in any recipes from Slimming Eats are allergen-free (gluten-free, egg-free and/or dairy-free, for example) or Vegetarian friendly. Slimming Eats assumes no liability for inaccuracies or misstatement about products, opinions or comments on this site.

    Nutritional information is an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only

    Looking for some additional support on your weight loss journey? Did you know Slimming Eats has a friendly Slimming World Facebook Support Group where you can get daily meal ideas and recipe ideas? Come and check us out, we’d love to have you join.

    Looking for some other recipes? Head on over to my RECIPE INDEX for over 900 Slimming World & Weight Watchers recipes for you to browse through, all fully searchable by meal type, Ingredients, syn value and WW Smart Points etc

    All images and content on Slimming Eats are copyright protected.

    If you wish to share this recipe, then please do so by using the share buttons provided. Do not screenshot or post recipe or content in full.

    * Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” Check Legal section, for Full Disclaimer, Disclosure and Privacy Policy.

    Filed Under: 10 SP, by course, by ingredient, by type, dairy, Delicious Weight Watchers Recipes, Dinner, eggs, Extra Easy, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Meal in less than 30 mins, Pasta, quark, Recipes, Syn Free Tagged With: basil, black pepper, cooking, diet, garlic, ham, healthy eating, low fat, paprika, pasta, quark, recipe, slimming eats, slimming world, tri-coloured, weight watchers

    Previous Post: « Low Syn Ginger Chicken with Mushrooms and Noodles
    Next Post: Spicy Chicken Stuffed with Feta Cheese and Salsa »

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. nyambura says

      April 13, 2010 at 3:56 pm

      made this for lunch today...was lovely and oh so quick....thanks for the recipe 🙂

    2. Lesley says

      June 04, 2010 at 1:52 am

      This sounds so simple and looks so delicious . Going to try this one over the weekend 🙂

    3. Anonymous says

      December 04, 2010 at 2:35 pm

      Made this for lunch and it was a huge hit, and so easy and quick to make, missed out the salad leaves because I never had any and it was still lovely. Thank you for this easy recipe.

    4. Emily C Matthews says

      February 02, 2012 at 8:03 am

      Thanks for the recipe. I tried it last night and my hubby loved it. I am going to try adding courgette next time just to bulk it up. I have the leftovers for lunch with a mixed salad :o)

    5. Michelle Bullock says

      April 07, 2013 at 1:09 pm

      Yummy recipe!!!! Very quick and easy thank you

    6. Julie says

      February 01, 2019 at 11:00 am

      Another enjoyable dish,thanku

    7. Trudi says

      March 14, 2019 at 1:42 pm

      Just made this for quick easy tea, lovely thanks

    8. Jennifer says

      June 14, 2019 at 6:45 am

      How many does this recipe serve?

    9. Shevy (Slimming Eats) says

      June 14, 2019 at 6:56 am

      Hi Jennifer - if you look on the recipe box of all my recipes, it gives the servings (yield) on there. This recipe serves 1.

    10. Peggy says

      February 08, 2020 at 12:10 pm

      This is amazing! I had part of an onion that was begging in the refrigerator, so I chopped it fine and added it, I zapped some frozen broccoli to go with it. I also had an apple I sliced up for dessert, and it was the perfect, quick, complete meal for me.

    11. Joanne says

      February 20, 2020 at 1:25 pm

      Hi I haven’t made this but do instead of quark do u think u could use low fat Philadelphia and count the sins, I don’t like sound of quark as it is quite sour, tia

    12. Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says

      March 03, 2020 at 10:34 am

      yep you totally can, I am not a lover of quark either, but in this dish you don't notice.

    13. Chris says

      March 04, 2020 at 8:48 am

      Made this today but used reduced fat creme fraiche as that was all I had, another lovely dish, so quick and easy and will definitely be using again

    14. Hannah says

      March 22, 2020 at 8:46 pm

      I just made this with a couple of modifications, i live in Mexico and can't get quark so I used fat free cottage cheese. Also I am pescetarian so added tuna and an orange pepper.
      It was DELICIOUS! Really helped me to not get bored of my quarantine food!
      Thanks!

    15. Sarah says

      June 01, 2020 at 12:21 pm

      This is my favourite .... I did make some changes I’m not a lover of ham so I used salmon and added spinach used a spoon of lighter cream cheese was delicious x

    16. Jules says

      June 14, 2020 at 11:39 am

      My goodness it was absolutely delicious uncomplicated and quick!❤️

    17. Chloe Robinson says

      June 26, 2020 at 11:46 am

      Did this with bacon medallions tonight and it was Devine. Seems so naughty

    18. Haley Lehane says

      July 16, 2020 at 8:30 am

      I love this recipe and make it a lot... However I'm looking for something I can make in advance for work lunches. How long do you think this could store for?

      Thank you for all the great recipes!

    19. Nicola Forster says

      September 14, 2020 at 9:18 am

      Great, quick lunch, thank you for the recipe. I will definitely make again. I substituted quark for fat free Greek yoghurt and it was delicious.

    20. Jojo says

      January 24, 2021 at 10:53 am

      Can this be reheated next day?

    21. Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says

      January 24, 2021 at 1:14 pm

      Because of the quark and egg, I personally would not reheat. It is best eaten when cooked.

    22. Anna S says

      January 28, 2021 at 1:55 pm

      Made this with honey smoked salmon and it was excellent! Will be using this recipe again for sure. Thank you!

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Primary Sidebar

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

    About

    Hey! I am Siobhan, a full-time mum and food blogger. I was born in London but now live in Ontario Canada ...

    Read On →

    SEARCH FOR A RECIPE

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Legal/Privacy Policy

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2020 Slimming Eats