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Pasta with Asparagus and Lemon Sauce
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Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
Delicious creamy lemon asparagus pasta, ready in just 35 minutes – a weekday family favorite!
Ingredients:
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 (16 ounce) box penne pasta
  • 5 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 0.75 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 0.75 cup heavy cream
  • 1.5 cups vegetable broth, or more to taste
  • 4 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 pinch white sugar, or to taste
  • 2 ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 0.5 cup freshly shaved Parmesan cheese
Instructions:
  • Zest and juice one and a half lemons. Cut the remaining half into wedges and set them aside.
  • 1. Boil a generous amount of salted water in a large pot. Add penne and cook until al dente, about 11 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reserve 1 cup of cooking water before draining.
  • Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a pot over medium heat. Sauté asparagus until softened, about 4 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then remove from pot.
  • Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter until a pinch of flour sprinkled into the pot starts to bubble. Whisk in the flour until it forms a thick paste similar to cake frosting. Keep whisking for about 5 minutes. Stir in the cream and vegetable broth and bring to a simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Mix in the lemon juice, lemon zest, and parsley into the sauce, then season with salt, pepper, and sugar. Next, gently fold in the asparagus and warm through for approximately 2 minutes. Finally, introduce the tomatoes and penne to the sauce, adding in some of the reserved cooking water. Serve the dish with shaved Parmesan and lemon wedges.

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