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Related: About this forumAn excellent very quick spring dinner I whipped up tonight....fast and tasty pasta dish.
I chopped up half a large sweet onion,minced two cloves of garlic, had lots of frozen red pepper pieces from last year's garden (I used about 2 cups of pepper cubes), thinly sliced a zucchini and chopped two large scallions. I got some water simmering with a steaming insert using a covered pan (for asparagus - it is coming in fresh!), and a pot of water boiling (for the pasta). I snapped two bunches of asparagus at the tender part.
So....I put about 3 tbsp olive oil into a large pan, heated to medium high, and added the onion, garlic and red peppers. I sauteed this for about 10 min over medium, until the peppers thawed out and the onions softened. I put the whole wheat spaghetti (Trader Joe brand, really good) into the pan of boiling water and set the timer for 8 minutes. Then I added the zucchini and scallion to the onion/pepper mix, and seasoned with some basil, 1 tsp or so of salt, lots of fresh black pepper, and about 1/2 tsp (or to taste) of red pepper flakes - this is stirred often and sauteed over medium heat. When there is only 5 min left on the timer, the asparagus went into the steamer.
when the timer went off, I drained the pasta, added it to the pan with the sauteed veggies and mixed well off the heat - plated this next to the steamed asparagus with a little butter, pepper and salt - and put some grated parmesan over all of it.
It tastes like spring....yum! Took 5 min to do the prep, and no more than 15 min to cook the whole thing.
give it a try!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)pinto
(106,886 posts)(But no dried red pepper flakes?)
NRaleighLiberal
(59,940 posts)essential to that dish!
pinto
(106,886 posts)Texasgal
(17,029 posts)I love pasta with fresh veggies... it make the pasta stand out IMO.
This was a buttery based sauce correct?
NRaleighLiberal
(59,940 posts)veggie saute. So it is light and very healthy!
Texasgal
(17,029 posts)Thanks for the recipe! Sounds really good!
Asparagus is no longer an option here price wise anyway. I think the other items are though!
NRaleighLiberal
(59,940 posts)a lot until it ends - soon strawberries, sugar snap peas - we love this time of year!
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)everything else sounds fantastic.
NRaleighLiberal
(59,940 posts)lost 60 lbs, feel great - a really life changing decision. tonight was grilled tuna over collard greens sauteed with pineapple, ginger, garlic, sesame oil and hot pepper, with black rice and asparagus. YUM!