Asparagus cream pasta

Name: Asparagus cream pasta
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bunch asparagus; 142 milliliters double cream; 2 garlic cloves, peeled, but left whole; 50 grams parmesan, half grated, half shaved; 250 grams tagliatelle

Asparagus cream pasta takes about 40 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 2 servings with 872 calories, 33g of protein, and 39g of fat each. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a pretty expensive main course. A mixture of parmesan, double cream, garlic cloves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

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.

Ingredients you will need

Asparagus

Garlic

Cream

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

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.

Ingredients you will need

Parmesan

Cream

Water

Equipment you will use

Immersion Blender

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.

Ingredients you will need

Parmesan

Cream

Pasta