Pasta with Green Vegetables and Herbs

Name: Pasta with Green Vegetables and Herbs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams thin asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 237 milliliters 1/2 ounces feta, crumbled; 473 milliliters packed fresh basil leaves; 118 milliliters coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 237 milliliters packed fresh mint leaves; 454 grams linguine; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters frozen peas; 1 teaspoons salt; 3 scallions, thinly sliced

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Pasta with Green Vegetables and Herbs a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 828 calories, 26g of protein, and 37g of fat each. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have linguine, olive oil, flat-leaf parsley, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Cook asparagus in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling well-salted water until just tender, 4 to 6 minutes.

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Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large heatproof bowl, then add peas to boiling water and cook 2 minutes.

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Bowl

Transfer peas with slotted spoon to bowl with asparagus, then add linguine to boiling water and cook until al dente.

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Linguine

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While linguine cooks, pulse basil, mint, oil, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup feta in a food processor until chopped, then add to vegetables.

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Reserve 1/2 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta in a colander. Stir reserved cooking water into vegetables, then add pasta, parsley, scallions, and remaining 1/2 cup feta and toss.

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