Penne Pasta with Asparagus and Pine Nuts

I do consider I’ve saved the perfect for final…nicely second to final as I’ll have two posts from Venice! It was simply too superb for one. Venice was my favourite metropolis of the 5 we visited in Italy. I consider we went at precisely the correct time of 12 months. The climate was a shocking 72 levels on a regular basis! All this magnificence impressed an equally stunning recipe: Penne Pasta with Asparagus and Pine Nuts!
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Venice! Really a Dream!

Venice is definitely 118 small islands related by small bridges. Each time you cross a bridge you step from one island to the subsequent. There are not any automobiles as a result of there are not any streets, simply walkways and squares the place youngsters play and other people congregate. In reality solely youngsters beneath ten are allowed to experience bikes, there merely isn’t room. The ‘streets’ are waterways so everybody walks or boats to get round. It’s true Venice is sinking and this breaks my coronary heart. It’s actually essentially the most distinctive and wonderful place I might ever think about. So go to earlier than you need to put on waders.

Penne Pasta with Asparagus and Pine Nuts

Now on to the meals. I’m lastly sharing a pasta recipe! Thus far I’ve shared a watermelon and strawberry salad, focaccia bread, a lemon ricotta cheesecake and a grilled hen recipe (hyperlinks)…it’s positively time to share pasta… it is a submit about Italy in spite of everything! That is my “Penne Pasta with Asparagus and Pine Nuts”. This meal might be prepped and cooked in about 15 -20 minutes. We cook dinner the Penne pasta al dente (translation: to the tooth! It means agency however not beneath cooked), blanche the asparagus and roast the pine nuts then add a conventional cream based mostly sauce.

MAKING THIS MEAL GLUTEN FREE AND JUST AS GOOD!

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You will want a inventory pot, a pasta spoon/fork and sea salt (affiliate hyperlinks)

A scrumptious pasta with blanched asparagus and pine nuts served with a conventional cream sauce.

Course:

Principal Course

Delicacies:

Italian

Key phrase:

simple dinner recipe, simple pasta recipe

Servings: 6 -8

Writer: Linda Spiker

• 16
  oz.
  penne pasta, cooked to bundle directions
• 1
  pint
  heavy whipping cream
• 1-2
  bundles asparagus reduce into 3” items
• ½
  cup
  roasted pine nuts
• 3
  inexperienced onions sliced
• 2
  cloves
  finely chopped garlic
• 1
  Tablespoon
  butter
• 1
  Tablespoon
  flour
• 1
  cup
  or extra, or much less freshly grated parmesan cheese
• Sea salt
• Chopped Italian parsley, for garnish

1. Set a big pot of water on range to boil. Whereas ready for water to boil, slice onions, reduce asparagus, mince garlic, roast pine nuts and grate cheese.

2. When water is boiling add the pasta to the water and set timer for 3 minutes wanting cooking time. (ex: if pasta says cook dinner for 10 minutes, set timer for 7 minutes)

3. Add butter to a small pot and soften on med/excessive warmth. When melted add flour and whisk to type a roux. The roux will type a paste and thicken your cream sauce. Add cream to pot very slowly, whisking repeatedly. Permit cream to thicken barely. Add inexperienced onions and garlic to cream, stir. Scale back warmth to low so cream doesn’t proceed to thicken.

4. When pasta timer goes off add asparagus to pasta water and set timer for 3 extra minutes. When timer goes off, pour pasta and asparagus right into a colander, drain (no rinsing) after which pour into a big bowl. Pour crème combination over pasta. Add Parmesan cheese whereas slowly mixing. Add sea salt to style, garnish with pine nuts and parsley.

It is a favourite in my “Pasta, Pasta Pasta!” cooking class. I hope you get pleasure from it as a lot as my college students and household. ~ Linda Spiker

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