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Pasta with Asparagus

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Recipe for pasta with asparagus, a recipe made with fettucine, asparagus, heavy cream, and parmesan cheese.

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound fresh asparagus spears
  • 1 package (12 ounces) fettuccine
  • 1 medium onion, minced
  • 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 2 teaspoons dried leaf basil
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup chopped red pepper
  • 1 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • fresh Parmesan cheese, grated, for garnish

Preparation:

Snap off woody ends of asparagus and cut spears diagonally into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.

Cook fettucine; drain and set aside.

Saute onion and garlic in melted butter in a large skillet over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add asparagus, mushrooms, and sliced carrot; saute for about 7 minutes. Add chicken broth and dried basil; cook over high heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until liquid is reduced by about one-third. Reduce heat to medium-high and add the cream and red pepper; cook an additional 3 minutes.

Add cooked fettucine, 1 cup of Parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until heated through. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese before serving.
Serves 6 to 8.

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User Reviews

 5 out of 5
Yummy, Member peajay_64

I've made this recipe several times. Better in the spring when you have fresh asparagus, but frozen works just as well. You can buy Schwans frozen asparagus year round. Even asparagus haters will love this. Its very tasty. I do not care for mushrooms so I omit those, but omit anything else and you wont get the full satisfaction of this recipe. Enjoy!

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