Pasta with Asparagus and Basil
This is another wonderful recipe I got from one of my mother-in-law’s cookbooks. I gave you this a few years ago and you told me Jay poured a can of tomato sauce over it. Okay Jay, we won’t do that anymore or you cook. I also gave this recipe to my brother-in-law Manny. He has to cook one night a week when his wife Paula is working. I wonder if he still makes this.
Ingredients
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 med chopped onion
- 1 lb asparagus cut into 1" pieces
- 2 cups diced tomatoes canned are OK too
- 1 lb pasta
- 1-2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup reserved pasta water
- Pecorino/Romano cheese to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet, sauté onion until soft
- Add tomatoes, asparagus, basil, and salt and pepper to taste
- Simmer partially covered 10-15 minutes until asparagus are tender
- Cook pasta in boiling water, about 10 minutes
- Save some of the pasta water
- Toss pasta with asparagus and cheese
- This is not a dry dish. If you think it is, add a little of the pasta water to make it saucier.
- Add chopped basil and serve
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