Asparagus Pasta

This lemon asparagus pasta recipe is vegetarian-friendly and made with just a handful of easy ingredients. Perfect for a light lunch, easy dinner, or side dish!

👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Kelley Simmons📖 chefsavvy

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

skillet
pan

📝 Preparation Steps

Salt water and boil pasta according to package instructions.

salt, for boiling pastaunsalted butter, cold3 tbspsalt and pepper, to taste

Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add in asparagus and saute for ⏱️ 2-3 minutes. Add in garlic and cook for an additional minute.

olive oil1 tbspasparagus, washed, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces1 lbgarlic, minced5 cloves

Pour in wine and deglaze pan making sure to scrape the brown bites from the pan. (This is called fond and holds a lot of flavor!)Add in cold butter and stir until melted. Stir in lemon juice and add cooked pasta to the skillet. Toss to coat the pasta in the sauce.

Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately with parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes, if desired.

salt, for boiling pastasalt and pepper, to tasteparmesan cheese, for serving

Nutrition Facts

calories

370 kcal

fat Content

13 g

serving Size

1 serving

fiber Content

4 g

sugar Content

4 g

sodium Content

9 mg

protein Content

10 g

trans Fat Content

1 g

cholesterol Content

23 mg

carbohydrate Content

49 g

saturated Fat Content

6 g

unsaturated Fat Content

6 g

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