Who doesn't love the bright and refreshing flavor combination of lemon, asparagus, tomatoes, and red peppers? When combined with the nutty flavor of pinenuts and creamy texture of goat cheese, these ingredients come together to create a truly delectable dish. This recipe for pasta with lemon asparagus tomatoes peppers pinenuts and goat cheese is easy to make and perfect for a light and flavorful meal.
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LEMON ASPARAGUS PASTA
Bright lemony flavor. Easy to make and can sit out during warm weather. Can be served hot, warm, or cold.
Provided by Chop Suey
Categories Side Dish
Time 30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in penne and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, for about 8 minutes. Penne will still be slightly firm.
- Stir asparagus into the pot with the boiling penne pasta and bring back to a boil; cook until pasta is tender and asparagus is softened but still bright green, about 3 more minutes. Drain pasta and asparagus.
- Place penne and asparagus into a large bowl; lightly stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, salt, and black pepper until thoroughly combined.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 377.6 calories, Carbohydrate 45 g, Cholesterol 8.8 mg, Fat 17.8 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 12.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 157.7 mg, Sugar 3 g
PASTA WITH ASPARAGUS AND PROSCIUTTO
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the prosciutto in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it renders some fat and begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and thyme and cook until the garlic just begins to soften, about 30 seconds. Remove the skillet from the heat and add the wine. Return to the heat and cook until the wine evaporates slightly, about 2 more minutes. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Add the cream and nutmeg and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens slightly, about 3 more minutes.
- Meanwhile, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook as the label directs, adding the asparagus during the last minute of cooking. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain the pasta and asparagus.
- Add the cheese to the cream sauce and stir to combine. Add the pasta and asparagus and toss to coat, adding some of the reserved cooking water to loosen, if needed. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls and top with more cheese.
PENNE WITH ASPARAGUS AND CHERRY TOMATOES (SPRING)
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 15m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the pasta, reserving about 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
- In a large saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the asparagus, season with the salt and pepper, and cook for 3 minutes until slightly soft. Add the cherry tomatoes and peas. Cook for 2 minutes. Pour the chicken stock into the pan and bring the mixture to a simmer. Cook until the tomatoes start to burst and the stock is reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
- Transfer the asparagus mixture to a large serving bowl. Add the cooked pasta and 1/2 of the Parmesan. Toss well, adding reserved pasta water, if needed, to loosen the pasta. Garnish with the remaining Parmesan and chopped basil.
RIGATONI WITH GOAT CHEESE
When it's too to cook, just toss pasta with a little cheese and whatever else you have on hand.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cook rigatoni in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, according to package directions; drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.
- Return pasta to pot, and toss with goat cheese and Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper, and add some of the reserved pasta water as desired. Sprinkle with preferred topping, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 452 g, Fat 14 g, Protein 21 g
PASTA WITH ASPARAGUS
This is a great low-fat pasta dish. I serve it to company all the time. Serve with a fruit salad and French bread.
Provided by S. Butters
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package instructions.
- Heat the olive oil in a nonstick skillet. Saute asparagus in the pan over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Add chicken broth and mushroom slices; cook 3 minutes more.
- Drain pasta, and transfer to a serving dish. Gently toss pasta with asparagus mixture; sprinkle with Parmesan and crushed red pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 280.7 calories, Carbohydrate 39.4 g, Cholesterol 8.8 mg, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 5.7 g, Protein 15.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 338.6 mg, Sugar 4.1 g
PASTA WITH GOAT CHEESE AND ROASTED ASPARAGUS
This corkscrew pasta turns sophisticated with a creamy no-cook sauce. It's a dream to make: Just whisk together goat cheese, pasta water, and butter, and toss with cavatappi and roasted asparagus.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bring a large pot of water to a boil for pasta. Place asparagus on a large rimmed baking sheet; dot with 1 tablespoon butter, and season with salt and pepper. Roast until tender, tossing occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes; cut into 2-inch lengths.
- While asparagus is roasting, generously salt boiling water. Add pasta, and cook until al dente, according to package instructions. Set aside 1 1/2 cups pasta water; drain pasta and return to pot.
- In a medium bowl, combine goat cheese, remaining 3 tablespoons butter, and 1/2 cup pasta water. Season with salt and pepper, and whisk until smooth. Add goat-cheese mixture and asparagus to pasta; toss to combine, adding more pasta water if necessary for sauce to coat pasta. Serve pasta garnished with chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 550 g, Fat 20 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 23 g
PASTA WITH GOAT CHEESE, LEMON, AND ASPARAGUS
I tried this for a 'meatless Monday' dinner. Just great. Fast and delicious. Serve with a crisp pino. Perfection.
Provided by TheBeave
Categories Vegetable
Time 15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 7 minutes.
- Add asparagus and cook until pasta is tender but still firm to bite, about 3 minutes longer.
- Meanwhile, combine oil, lemon peel, and chopped tarragon in large bowl. Coarsely crumble in goat cheese.
- Drain pasta and asparagus, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
- Add hot pasta, asparagus, and 1/4 cup reserved cooking liquid to bowl with cheese mixture.
- Toss to coat, adding more reserved liquid if dry.
- Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to shallow platter.
- Garnish with tarragon sprigs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 450.1, Fat 15.8, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 11.9, Sodium 110.6, Carbohydrate 60.5, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 2.6, Protein 16.7
TUSCAN-STYLE ROASTED ASPARAGUS
This is especially wonderful when locally grown asparagus is in season and so easy for celebrations because you can serve it hot or cold. This is how to bake asparagus. -Jannine Fisk, Malden, Massachusetts
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. Place the asparagus, tomatoes and pine nuts on a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Mix 2 tablespoons oil, garlic, salt and pepper; add to asparagus and toss to coat. , Bake 15-20 minutes or just until asparagus is tender. Drizzle with remaining oil and the lemon juice; sprinkle with cheese and lemon aest. Toss to combine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 95 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 294mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
FETTUCCINE WITH ASPARAGUS, LEMON, PINE NUTS & MASCARPONE
Make and share this Fettuccine With Asparagus, Lemon, Pine Nuts & Mascarpone recipe from Food.com.
Provided by susie cooks
Categories Vegetable
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 400F or 450°F (Note the slightly higher oven temperature when baking fresh egg pasta.) Lightly coat a large, shallow baking dish with olive oil.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Add the asparagus and blanch until tender but with a slight bite left to it, about 2 minute Scoop it from the water with a large slotted spoon, set it in a colander, and run it under cold water to preserve its green color.
- Drain well.
- Keep the water boiling for the pasta.
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- Add the scallions; sauté 1 minute to soften.
- Add the asparagus and sauté briefly, about 1 minute Take the skillet off the heat and add half the zest, the lemon juice, thyme, salt, and pepper; mix well and reserve.
- In a medium saucepan, heat the butter and flour over medium heat, whisking until smooth.
- Cook for 1 min.
- ,whisking constantly, to cook away the raw taste of the flour.
- Add the milk and cook, whisking all the while, until it comes to a boil.
- Lower the heat a bit and cook until smooth and lightly thickened (about the consistency of heavy cream), 3 or 4 minute.
- Turn off the heat and add the mascarpone, the remaining lemon zest, and 1/2 cup of the grana padano, whisking until the mixture is fairly smooth (there will be a slight grainy texture from the cheese).
- Season with the cayenne, allspice, and more salt and pepper.
- In a small bowl, combine the breadcrumbs and the remaining grana padano.
- Season with salt and pepper and add a drizzle of olive oil.
- Mix well.
- Return the cooking water to a full boil and cook the fettuccine, leaving it slightly underdone.
- Drain well.
- Return the fettuccine to the cooking pot.
- Add the mascarpone sauce, the pine nuts, and the asparagus with all its juices.
- Toss and taste for seasoning.
- Pour into the baking dish and sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture evenly over the top.
- Bake uncovered until bubbling and golden, 15 to 20 minute Serve right away.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 713, Fat 27.5, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 96.8, Sodium 241.7, Carbohydrate 95.9, Fiber 7, Sugar 8.9, Protein 26.1
ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH HERB GOAT CHEESE
Roasting veggies always needs revamping every now and then, and I like to experiment by pairing them with different dressings or cheeses. I happened to love goat cheese and had extra on hand. I paired it with asparagus, and they lived happily ever after.
Provided by Raquel Teixeira
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Asparagus Baked
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Arrange asparagus, side-by-side, on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over asparagus; season with salt and pepper. Crumble goat cheese over asparagus.
- Roast in the preheated oven until cheese is slightly melted and asparagus are tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 104.1 calories, Carbohydrate 4.8 g, Cholesterol 11.2 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 75.3 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
PASTA WITH LEMON, ASPARAGUS, TOMATOES, PEPPERS, PINENUTS AND GOAT CHEESE
Steps:
- Quickly toast the pinenuts in very hot olive oil. Remove the pinenuts from the oil and set both aside. Roast the peppers and put them in a bag to steam. Peel and cut into strips. [I was also making Grilled Eggplant Stacks so it was easy to roast the peppers first.] Put peppers into a very large mixing or serving bowl. Add the halved tomatos, diced green onions, lemon zest and toasted pine nuts. In a food processer, combine the lemon juice, olive oil, whole grained dijon mustard and garlic. Process until garlic is finely chopped and ingredients are incorporated. Meanwhile cook pasta. [If you can't find a fusilli bucati corti, a regular fusilli might be okay, or even a gemelli or radiatore. I'd probably go for the radiatore, because texture is part of the appeal.] About two minutes before the pasta is done, throw the pencil asparagus into the boiling water with the pasta. Cook until both the pasta and the asparagus are al dente. Drain and add to the bowl with the vegetables and pine nuts. Toss with the lemon/olive oil/mustard/garlic mixture. Crumble the goat cheese [don't substitute feta - it's too sharp and dry] into the pasta and toss again. The goat cheese will melt into the pasta and hold all the ingredients together. Enjoy! Texture, as well as taste is important in this recipe. The whole grained dijon, curly lemon zest, toasted crunchy pinenuts and shaped pasta help make this a special dinner. This recipe makes BUNCH. Four of use devoured it and there was still some left for two of us to eat cold [which was also fabulous] for lunch the next day. I would post a picture of this if I could In addition to tasting sooooo good - it's just really pretty, too.
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients for the best flavor.
- Don't overcook the asparagus, or it will become mushy. It should be cooked until it is tender-crisp.
- If you don't have pine nuts, you can substitute another type of nut, such as almonds or walnuts.
- If you don't have goat cheese, you can substitute another type of cheese, such as feta or Parmesan.
- Serve the pasta immediately after it is cooked, while it is still hot and the flavors are at their best.
Conclusion:
This pasta dish is a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion. The combination of lemon, asparagus, tomatoes, peppers, pine nuts, and goat cheese creates a flavorful and satisfying dish that is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a new pasta recipe to try, give this one a try. You won't be disappointed!
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