Asparagus cream pasta

Asparagus cream pasta

Making a cream out of the stalks means that every mouthful of pasta will have a delicious taste of asparagus

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. To prepare the asparagus, cut off and discard the woody ends, then neatly cut the tips away from the stalks. Keep the tips and stalks separate. In a small saucepan bring the cream and garlic to the boil. Take off the heat, remove the garlic, then set the pan aside.
  2. Cook the stalks in boiling salted water for about 4-5 mins until tender, drain, then tip into the cream with the grated parmesan. Blitz with a hand blender until smooth.
  3. Cook the pasta according to pack instructions, then throw in the tips 2 mins before the end of cooking time. Gently reheat the cream, drain pasta, then tip into a bowl with the cream. Toss, divide into pasta bowls, top with parmesan shavings and serve.

Per serving

931 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 100g, fat 47 g, saturated fat 26g, fibre 5g, sugar 5g, salt 0.53 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2007.

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  • Binder photo Tilly

    10 June 2012

    Tilly rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Total winner..... added more cream and some full flavour cheddar cheese with the parmesan shavings, kept the garlic in with the cream and blitzed, subtle and delicious, hubby was well impressed! will be doing this pasta dish again and again..........

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    13 June 2012

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  • Binder photo The Cherub

    14 June 2012

    The Cherub rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Really disappointed. Dull and taseless, wish I had added the twaeks that other Good Fooders had suggested. Not a fan of mushrooms but some ham might have been a good idea, it needed something as it was a very unexciting dish otherwise. Probably wont bother with making this again though even with the ham. Much better recipes out there than this one.

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  • Binder photo Kat

    19 June 2012

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  • Binder photo Jenna

    01 July 2012

    Jenna commented on this recipe

    had this made for my birthday was so delicious! so easy to make (as boyfriend made it! hehe) also put peas in it. deffo recommend.

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  • Binder photo clairelouise83

    29 July 2012

    clairelouise83 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Lovely recipe, we used cheddar instead of parmesan because that what was in the fridge but will definitely make it again with parmesan, although not too often after seeing the calories and sat fat per portion!!

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  • Binder photo AliP

    29 July 2012

    AliP rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a lovely and well balanced recipe. I made it with half fat creme fraiche and more asparagus this time as I'm dieting and it was just as good.

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  • Binder photo Rachel

    22 September 2012

    Rachel rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This recipe is so good. I chopped the garlic and then sieved it out and also used soya cream to make it less fattening. Still really great! Kind of like an asparagus carbonara.

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  • Binder photo JMC123

    12 November 2012

    JMC123 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Lovely sauce but definitely needs something .... I added toasted pine nuts but probably still needs pancetta, and perhaps some fresh herbs ... not quite all there at the mo as the recipe stands. would do again though.

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  • Binder photo PJC

    08 May 2013

    PJC rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy and delicious but beware: made enough for two and ended up eating the lot! \used fresh tagliatelle which added to the richness.

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  • Binder photo ketrin

    12 May 2013

    ketrin rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yum yum so tasty and easy to make! Even my boyfriend who is a big meat eater loves it. I increased the amount of cream and cheese to get a bit more sauce and it was fantastic. Will include in our weekly menu and certainly will make again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Just five ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch asparagus
  • 142ml tub double cream
  • 2 garlic cloves , peeled, but left whole
  • 50g parmesan , half grated, half shaved
  • 250g tagliatelle
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Per serving

931 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 100g, fat 47 g, saturated fat 26g, fibre 5g, sugar 5g, salt 0.53 g

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