Creamy Goat Cheese And Asparagus Farfalle

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 lb farfalle pasta or 3/4 lb bow tie pasta
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 red onion, small and finely diced
• 3/4 lb asparagus spear, sliced into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon peel, grated
• 6 tablespoons goat cheese
• 1 tablespoon chives, snipped
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a pot of boiling water, blanch asparagus for 2 minutes. drain, rince with cold water and set aside.
• 2 in another large pot, cook pasta as directed. drain.
• 3 meanwhile, in a deep skillet, heat olive oil. add onion and cook until softened.
• 4 add asparagus and red pepper flakes to onion in pan and saute for 4 minutes.
• 5 add pasta, lemon juice, and lemon peel to skillet and mix well. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 add goat cheese and chives and toss to combine well.
• 7 remove and plate pasta and top with parmsean.