Pasta with Asparagus and Creamy Lemon Sauce

Name: Pasta with Asparagus and Creamy Lemon Sauce
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams uncooked angel hair pasta; 591 milliliters (1-inch) sliced asparagus (about 1 pound); 1 Tbsp chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried dill; 2 larges eggs; 177 milliliters fat-free milk; 118 milliliters chopped green onions; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 3 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp butter or stick margarine

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Pasta with Asparagus and Creamy Lemon Sauce a try. One portion of this dish contains about 14g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 308 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 8 minutes. A mixture of lemon rind, eggs, teaspoon dill, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing

Instructions

Cook pasta in boiling water 4 minutes.

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Pasta

Water

Add asparagus; cook 2 minutes or until tender.

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Asparagus

Drain.

While the pasta cooks, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

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Pasta

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Add onions and rind; saut 1 minute.

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Onion

Beef

Add juice; cook 1 minute or until liquid almost evaporates.

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Juice

Combine milk and eggs in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk.

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Egg

Milk

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Bowl

Add pasta mixture and milk mixture to pan; stir well. Cook over low heat 3 minutes or until milk mixture is slightly thick, stirring constantly (do not boil). Stir in dill, salt, and nutmeg.

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Nutmeg