Asparagus And Pasta With Spring Vegetables
From marky90 17 years ago
Ingredients
- 2 bunches asparagus, ends trimmed and bottom half peeled, cut in 2" pieces. shopping list
- 1 red bell pepper, julienned. shopping list
- 1 sweet spring onion. ( Vidalia) shopping list
- 2 or more cloves garlic, minced. shopping list
- olive oil shopping list
- kosher salt shopping list
- 1 lb.linguine pasta. shopping list
- Two 14.5 oz. cans lo-fat, low sodium chicken broth. shopping list
- 1 cup milk mixed with 3 TBS cornstarch shopping list
- parmesan cheese (Fresh!!) shopping list
- herbs - thyme, basil, parsley shopping list
- fresh black pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Prepare asparagus. Preheat oven to 400
- 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.
- Total roasting time: 10 minutes, then turn and brush, 5-10 minutes until done.
- Bring pasta water to boil; prepare bell pepper, onion and garlic. Cook penne until al dente. Meanwhile, whisk together milk and cornstarch.
- 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.
- Don't let garlic burn. Add broth, bring to an active simmer. Stir in milk
- 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.
- Serve sprinkled with more Parmesan, garnish w/add'l basil or parsley
The Rating
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My heavens, this sounds GREAT!
chihuahua
in Sonoma County loved it
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Now I have to get more asparagus!!!!Been eating it all week, love the stuff and this is on the menu soon....:)
wynnebaer
in Dunnellon loved it
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I've made something very similar and it was wonderful. I'll be trying your recipe soon - can't wait. Thanks, Marky...
lunasea
in Orlando loved it
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