Spinach-Ricotta Pesto Pasta with Crisp Prosciutto and Asparagus

Name: Spinach-Ricotta Pesto Pasta with Crisp Prosciutto and Asparagus
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters 12 ounces asparagus, trimmed and sliced thinly on bias (about; 118 milliliters fresh ricotta; 283 grams package frozen spinach, thawed; 3 mediums garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 454 grams orecchiette or penne pasta; 2 Tbsps pine nuts; 85 grams prosciutto, cut into 2-inch strips; 1 mediums yellow onion, finely chopped

Spinach-Ricotta Pesto Pasta with Crisp Prosciutto and Asparagus might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 17g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 467 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 14 minutes. Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, pine nuts, penne pasta, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil over high heat. When it boils, add pasta and cook as indicated on box.

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Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. When it shimmers, add prosciutto and cook, stirring occasionally, until prosciutto is crisp, about 5 minutes.

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Add asparagus and toss to coat evenly.

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Let cook until asparagus just starts to get browned on the edges, about 3 minutes.

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Remove 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water.

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Add a few tablespoons of the water to the asparagus mixture, stir, scraping the bottom of the pan to incorporate browned bits, and remove from heat.

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Drain pasta and return to pot (off heat), add remaining reserved pasta cooking water, asparagus, Spinach-Ricotta Dip, and stir until thoroughly coated. Taste and adjust seasoning, as desired.

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Serve immediately.

In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium heat. When oil shimmers, add pine nuts and cook until they make a popping noise and start to brown, about 1 minute. Stir in garlic and onion and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden brown, about 3 minutes.

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Transfer onion mixture to a food processor fitted with a blade, add in remaining ingredients, and process until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning, as necessary.

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