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Asparagus And Pasta With Spring Vegetables Recipe


Asparagus And Pasta With Spring Vegetables Recipe
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Great entree using spring vegetables and pasta. Most of the ingredients are in your pantry. Asparagus is fresh and early spring in the best time to buy! You can add sweet peas and mushrooms if you like. About 300 calories a serving. Enjoy

Marky90

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Ingredients
  • 2 bunches asparagus, ends trimmed and bottom half peeled, cut in 2" pieces.
  • 1 red bell pepper, julienned.
  • 1 sweet spring onion. ( Vidalia)
  • 2 or more cloves garlic, minced.
  • Olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 lb.Linguine pasta.
  • Two 14.5 oz. cans lo-fat, low sodium chicken broth.
  • 1 cup milk mixed with 3 TBS cornstarch
  • Parmesan cheese (Fresh!!)
  • Herbs - thyme, basil, parsley
  • Fresh black pepper

Directions
  1. Prepare asparagus. Preheat oven to 400
  2. Line a cookie sheet with foil and using a large pastry brush, spread olive oil over foil. Place asparagus on foil-lined cookie sheet and use brush to dab oil onto asparagus. Sprinkle with salt. Place in oven.
  3. Total roasting time: 10 minutes, then turn and brush, 5-10 minutes until done.
  4. Bring pasta water to boil; prepare bell pepper, onion and garlic. Cook penne until al dente. Meanwhile, whisk together milk and cornstarch.
  5. Strain pasta and cover. Return pasta pot to burner and add 1-2 TBS olive oil. Over medium low heat, saute onion until fragrent and soft. Add bell pepper and stir about; sprinkle in some thyme and add garlic.
  6. Don't let garlic burn. Add broth, bring to an active simmer. Stir in milk
  7. mixture, add parsley, basil, pepper to taste. Let thicken a little and add cooked pasta and asparagus to pot in batches (half at a time), stirring. Add Parmesan while stirring and taste for seasonings.
  8. Serve sprinkled with more Parmesan, garnish w/add'l basil or parsley

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Comments


My heavens, this sounds GREAT!


Now I have to get more asparagus!!!!Been eating it all week, love the stuff and this is on the menu soon....:)


I've made something very similar and it was wonderful. I'll be trying your recipe soon - can't wait. Thanks, Marky...


Love it! Definately on the list to try. Great recipe.


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