Penne With Roasted Asparagus And Balsamic Butter

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb asparagus
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 lb penne
• 1/4 lb butter, cut into pieces
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400.
• 2 snap the tough ends off the asparagus and discard them.
• 3 cut the spears into 1 inch pieces.
• 4 put the aspargus on a baking sheet and toss with the olive oil and 1/4 tsp.
• 5 each of the salt and pepper.
• 6 roast until tender, about 10 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile, put the vinegar in a small saucepan.
• 8 simmer until 3 t.
• 9 remain.
• 10 stir in the brown sugar and the remainig 1/4 tsp.
• 11 pepper.
• 12 remove from heat.
• 13 cook the penne in a large pot of boiling, salted water just until done, about 13 minutes.
• 14 drain the pasta and toss with the butter, vinegar, asparagus, parmesan and the remaining 1 3/4 tsp.
• 15 salt.
• 16 serve with additional parmesan.