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🍝 Pasta with Green Asparagus and Tomatoes
504 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 400 g whole wheat penne
- salt
- 500 g green asparagus
- 250 g cherry tomatoes
- 40 g pine nuts
- 4 tbsp olive oil (40 ml)
- pepper
- 20 g basil (1 bunch)
Instructions
- 1. Bring water to a boil in a large pot.
- 2. Add salt and the pasta to the boiling water.
- 3. Cook the pasta until it is al dente.
- 4. Wash the asparagus thoroughly.
- 5. Peel the bottom two-thirds of the asparagus stalks.
- 6. Cut the stalks into pieces about 2 cm in size.
- 7. Wash the tomatoes.
- 8. Remove the stems from the tomatoes.
- 9. Halve the tomatoes.
- 10. Heat a pan without fat.
- 11. Toast the pine nuts in the pan until golden brown.
- 12. Remove the pine nuts from the pan and set them aside.
- 13. Add oil to the same pan.
- 14. Heat the oil.
- 15. Sauté the asparagus pieces slowly over low heat for about 5 minutes.
- 16. Season the asparagus with salt and pepper.
- 17. Add a little water if the pan is too dry.
- 18. Check if the asparagus is cooked but still has a bite.
- 19. Add the halved tomatoes to the asparagus.
- 20. Let the tomatoes heat up in the asparagus for about 1–2 minutes.
- 21. Wash the basil.
- 22. Shake the basil dry.
- 23. Pluck the leaves from the stems.
- 24. Reserve a few leaves for decoration.
- 25. Chop the rest of the basil roughly.
- 26. Drain the pasta.
- 27. Save some of the pasta water.
- 28. Add the drained pasta to the asparagus-tomato mixture.
- 29. Add the pine nuts to the pan.
- 30. Add the chopped basil to the pan.
- 31. Add some pasta water if necessary.
- 32. Mix everything well.
- 33. Divide the pasta among four plates.
- 34. Garnish the dishes with the remaining basil leaves.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 504
- Protein: 19 g · Fett/Fat: 18 g · Carbs: 66 g