Asparagus and Ramp Pesto Mac n Cheese

Name: Asparagus and Ramp Pesto Mac n Cheese
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 680 grams asparagus, trimmed and cleaned, reserving the stems; 4 Tbsps butter; 4 Tbsps flour; 1 Tbsp grainy mustard; 454 grams pasta, your choice; 118 milliliters ramp pesto; 6 servings salt and pepper to taste; 946 milliliters water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Asparagus and Ramp Pesto Mac n Cheese a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 14g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 470 calories. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of ramp pesto, butter, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Bring the water and reserved asparagus stems to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for five minutes then remove the stems from the water.

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Asparagus

Water

Add the asparagus to the water and simmer until just tender, about 2 minutes.

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Asparagus

Water

Remove the asparagus from the water and set aside, reserving 2 cup of the water.Start cooking the pasta as directed on the package.Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat until it is bubbling and it has turned a light golden brown.

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Asparagus

Butter

Pasta

Water

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Sauce Pan

Mix in the flour and let simmer until it returns to a light golden brown.

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All Purpose Flour

Mix in the reserved asparagus water and cheese and heat until the sauce has thickened and the cheese has melted.Season with salt and pepper, remove from heat and mix in the mustard, ramp pesto, and asparagus and pour the mixture into a baking dish.

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Salt And Pepper