Great Recipe for Creamy Pasta Mix
07/21/2020
This one-pot-pasta is very easy to make, creamy, and packed with the taste of spring season vegetables.
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- ¾ pound uncooked pasta
- 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
- 1 pound asparagus, tough ends removed and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 4 ounces sugar snap peas, stem ends trimmed and halved
- 2 tbsp fresh tarragon leaves
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions:
- Bring salted water to boil in a large pot over medium-high heat, add in pasta and cook.
- 4 minutes before al dente add in zucchini, asparagus, and snap peas.
- Drain pasta mixture and reserve ½ cup of pasta water set aside.
- Combine cream and butter into the same pot and bring it to simmer.
- Toss in pasta and vegetable mixture and reserved pasta water.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Top with fresh tarragon leaves and serve.