Ingredients for the pasta with asparagus
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- Prep time
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- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups bow tie pasta
- 1/2 bunch asparagus (chopped into 1 inch pieces)
- 1/2 medium onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbs fresh lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- parmesan cheese for garnishing
- salt
- pepper
- oil
Instructions
- 1
Boil the pasta in hot water with a handful of salt. It's important to season the pasta while boiling it. This should take about 8 to 10 mins.
- 2
In the mean-time, heat a pan with some oil.
- 3
Add the asparagus and cook for about 3 minutes. Once done, keep the cooked asparagus aside.
- 4
In the same pan, add garlic and onion and saute them till they are cooked.
- 5
Add lemon zest, lemon juice and cooked asparagus to the pan and turn off the heat.
- 6
Drain the boiled pasta and retain about 1 cup of the pasta water.
- 7
Now, add the pasta to the pan and mix it properly. If required, add a little bit of the pasta water. This will keep the pasta moist.
- 8
Garnish with some shaved or shredded parmesan cheese and serve with the baked potato wedges.