- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Serving: 2
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 931
- Fat Content: 47g
- Saturated Fat Content: 26g
- Carbohydrate Content: 100g
- Sugar Content: 5g
- Fiber Content: 5g
- Protein Content: 28g
- Sodium Content: 0.53g
Asparagus cream pasta
Ingredients
- asparagus - 1 bunch asparagus
- double-cream - 142ml tub double cream
- garlic-clove - 2 garlic cloves, peeled, but left whole
- parmesan - 50g parmesan, half grated, half shaved
- tagliatelle - 250g tagliatelle
Instructions
- To prepare the asparagus, cut off and discard the woody ends, then neatly cut the tips away from the stalks. Keep the tips and stalks separate. In a small saucepan bring the cream and garlic to the boil. Take off the heat, remove the garlic, then set the pan aside.
- Cook the stalks in boiling salted water for about 4-5 mins until tender, drain, then tip into the cream with the grated parmesan. Blitz with a hand blender until smooth.
- Cook the pasta according to pack instructions, then throw in the tips 2 mins before the end of cooking time. Gently reheat the cream, drain pasta, then tip into a bowl with the cream. Toss, divide into pasta bowls, top with parmesan shavings and serve.
Pasta recipe for 2 people, takes only 30 mins; recipe has asparagus, double cream, garlic clove, parmesan and tagliatelle.
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