Easiest Way to Prepare Award-winning Lentil Penne with Asparagus

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, lentil penne with asparagus. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Lentil Penne with Asparagus is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Lentil Penne with Asparagus is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

Lentils are one of my favorite beans. They're easy to make and they're actually easier to digest than other beans which could be beneficial to know for those Lentils and aren't as big as other beans so I've always felt they are less "beany" if that makes any sense (which maybe it doesn't, I'm a little weird). 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.

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

The ingredients needed to make Lentil Penne with Asparagus:

1. Make ready 6 asparagus stalks
2. Prepare Half punnet of quartered cherry tomatoes
3. Take Handful chopped pitted black olives
4. Get 200 g red lentil pasta
5. Make ready 3 finely chopped garlic cloves
6. Take 100 ml pesto

Add asparagus and tarragon and reduce heat to low. Add the basil and parmesan cheese on top of the. Add remaining oil and toss with asparagus over low heat, just enough to combine and warm the ingredients. Pasta tossed with sweet tomatoes, asparagus and an amazing balsamic sauce.

Steps 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… 🤔

Add remaining oil and toss with asparagus over low heat, just enough to combine and warm the ingredients. Pasta tossed with sweet tomatoes, asparagus and an amazing balsamic sauce. Perfect for a fast weeknight dinner! A craving for much simpler, delicious meals is also back and I am happy about that. Here's what we're going to do with this balsamic penne pasta Learn how to prepare this easy Penne with Asparagus recipe like a pro.

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