Exam-Time Pasta

A community recipe by aussie_sarah

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Introduction

I made this for lunch today when I should have been studying. It's a good way to use up all the leftover bits and pieces that I always seem to have sitting in the fridge (asparagus was cheap last week so I bought bucket loads.... and after finishing a low-carb diet I am SO over eating it steamed with boiled eggs!). All the ingredients are to taste really, so you can be as generous or as stingy as you like. But I always think that with garlic, chillies and anchovies - more is always better. Hehe, enjoy!

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Ingredients

Serves: 1

Metric U.S.

125 grams penne pasta
1 bunch fresh green asparagus
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic (crushed)
2 small chilli (chopped)
3 anchovy fillets
1 handful semi-dried tomatoes
feta cheese
fresh flatleaf parsley (optional)

4⅖ ounces penne pasta
1 bunch fresh green asparagus
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic (crushed)
2 small chile (chopped)
3 anchovy fillets
1 handful semi-dried tomatoes
feta cheese
fresh italian parsley (optional)

Method

Exam-Time Pasta is a community recipe submitted by aussie_sarah and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Boil some water and drop the pasta in.

Trim the asparagus and chop into approximately the same length as the pasta. Steam over the pasta for about 3 minutes (I used one of those big Chinese bamboo steamers)

While the pasta is cooking, heat oil, garlic and chopped chillies with anchovy fillets in a frypan. Stir around until anchovies break up into mush and it all smells really nice.

Add semi-dried tomatoes and stir around. Tip in asparagus and stir to coat in the fragrant oil. Turn off the heat.

Add drained pasta to the pan and stir around to distribute the asparagus evenly.

Tip into a bowl and crumble feta cheese and some parsley over. Eat with a fork, on the couch in front of the TV or computer.

Boil some water and drop the pasta in.

Trim the asparagus and chop into approximately the same length as the pasta. Steam over the pasta for about 3 minutes (I used one of those big Chinese bamboo steamers)

While the pasta is cooking, heat oil, garlic and chopped chillies with anchovy fillets in a frypan. Stir around until anchovies break up into mush and it all smells really nice.

Add semi-dried tomatoes and stir around. Tip in asparagus and stir to coat in the fragrant oil. Turn off the heat.

Add drained pasta to the pan and stir around to distribute the asparagus evenly.

Tip into a bowl and crumble feta cheese and some parsley over. Eat with a fork, on the couch in front of the TV or computer.

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What 1 Other has said

Ooh, this sounds incredible! I'll have to try it ASAP! I've never thought of using asparagus with pasta like that :)

Posted by nikki.carnovale on 19th October 2014

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