Lentil Penne with Asparagus
Lentil Penne with Asparagus

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, lentil penne with asparagus. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

You'll simply cook fresh asparagus and cubed chicken in a light broth seasoned with sautéed garlic. It's even faster to make when you use leftover chicken. This lovely pasta recipe reminds us that spring is just around the corner, when local asparagus becomes available.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have lentil penne with asparagus using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Lentil Penne with Asparagus:
  1. Make ready 6 asparagus stalks
  2. Get Half punnet of quartered cherry tomatoes
  3. Get Handful chopped pitted black olives
  4. Take 200 g red lentil pasta
  5. Take 3 finely chopped garlic cloves
  6. Get 100 ml pesto

Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta; stir to prevent sticking. Return pasta and asparagus to large pot. Learn how to prepare this easy Penne with Asparagus recipe like a pro.

Instructions to make Lentil Penne with Asparagus:
  1. Heat some butter or oil in a pan on a medium heat, chop up your asparagus into inch long sections and add
  2. In the meantime, add the pasta (with a healthy pinch of salt) to a pan of boiling water
  3. When the asparagus changes colour to a rich green, add the garlic, tomatoes and olives
  4. The tomatoes will begin to soften, when they do, remove the pan from the heat. Add the pasta when it's to your liking, mix in the pesto and you're ready to serve
  5. There are lots of options with pesto, the preserved store bought stuff is generally not good quality and usually high in salt. There are some fresh store bought options that are better but making your own is always the tastiest and most versatile option. If you're vegetarian, it's worth pointing out that Parmesan is NOT vegetarian, grana padano however, is a good alternative. If you're vegan then nutritional yeast is a good alternative to cheese. There's probably another recipe idea here… 🤔

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