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🍽️ Penne pasta with asparagus and tomatoes

682 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g Penne
• Salt
• 250 g green asparagus
• 80 g dried tomatoes
• 250 g cherry tomatoes
• 1 handful basil
• 30 g pine nuts
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• 200 ml dry white wine
• 200 g strained tomatoes
• 1 tsp sugar
• Pepper (from the mill)

Instructions

1. 1. Boil plenty of water in a pot and add salt.
2. 2. Add the penne pasta to the boiling water.
3. 3. Cook the pasta until al dente (firm to the bite).
4. 4. Drain the pasta in a colander.
5. 5. Rinse the asparagus under running water.
6. 6. Peel the lower part of the asparagus up to about halfway.
7. 7. Cut off the tough bottom ends of the asparagus (about 2 cm).
8. 8. Cut the asparagus into diagonal pieces about 3 cm long.
9. 9. Cut the dried tomatoes into thin strips.
10. 10. Wash the cherry tomatoes.
11. 11. Halve the cherry tomatoes.
12. 12. Wash the basil.
13. 13. Pat the basil dry with a kitchen towel.
14. 14. Put the pine nuts into a dry pan.
15. 15. Toast the pine nuts briefly until fragrant.
16. 16. Remove the pine nuts from the pan and set them aside.
17. 17. Add olive oil and butter to the same pan.
18. 18. Heat the oil and butter.
19. 19. Add the asparagus and dried tomatoes to the pan.
20. 20. Sauté the vegetables, shaking the pan occasionally.
21. 21. Deglaze the vegetables with white wine.
22. 22. Stir in the puréed tomatoes.
23. 23. Season the sauce with salt, sugar, and pepper.
24. 24. Let the sauce simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.
25. 25. Add the halved cherry tomatoes to the sauce.
26. 26. Let the cherry tomatoes heat through in the sauce for 2-3 minutes.
27. 27. Add the drained pasta to the pan.
28. 28. Mix the pasta thoroughly with the sauce.
29. 29. Finally, adjust the seasoning of the pasta and sauce to taste.
30. 30. Plate the dish in deep bowls.
31. 31. Sprinkle the toasted pine nuts over the dish.
32. 32. Tear the basil by hand and scatter it over the dish.
33. 33. Serve the dish immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 682
• Protein: 20 g · Fett/Fat: 19 g · Carbs: 96 g