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Lemony Asparagus Pasta

Author: Toni Anderson

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • half a red onion chopped fine
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 pound asparagus trimmed and chopped in 1 inch pieces
  • juice of one lemon
  • 1 16 oz box of farfalle (bow tie) pasta
  • Parmesan optional

Instructions

  • Cook pasta per box instructions.
  • In a large skillet, heat the olive oil on medium heat and saute the the onion, garlic and asparagus for about 5 minutes or until the asparagus is tender, but not over-cooked. The asparagus should be bright green and you should be able to pierce with a fork.
  • Remove the asparagus from the heat and stir in the lemon juice..
  • Combine the asparagus with the pasta.
  • Top with Parmesan when serving.