This pasta dish is great served along side chicken, sausage or even marinated or fried tofu. Also would be great with one of those mixed into it!
Bow-tie Pasta with Snap Peas and Asparagus // Serves 4
1 pound asparagus, trimmed, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 pound bow-tie pasta
1/2 pound sugar snap peas or snow peas, trimmed
3 tablespoons olive oil
6 or 7 garlic cloves, depending on your taste
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 1 1/2 ounces)
Additional freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Add asparagus to large pot of boiling salted water. Cook until just crisp-tender. Transfer to bowl with a slotted spoon.
- Add pasta to the same pot of water and boil until just tender but still firm to bite. Add snap peas and boil 2 minutes. Drain well. Add oil to the same pot and then the minced garlic. Saute for a minute or so then pull off the heat. Return pasta, peas and asparagus back to the pot and toss to coat. Add 1/2 cup cheese. Season with salt and pepper and serve topped with additional cheese if wanted.
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