Roasted Asparagus Pasta With Garlic Butter

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 500 g green asparagus, cleaned and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 3 teaspoons oil
• 180 g whole wheat penne (or use bow ties or corkscrew macaroni)
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 -3 tablespoon garlic butter (for me 1 tbs is plenty, but adjust according to your liking)
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
• salt and black pepper

Recipe

• 1 boil pasta in salted water according to package directions until al dente.
• 2 meanwhile toss the asparagus with the oil, sprinkle with salt and black pepper to taste and roast in the preheated oven at 200°c/400°f for 10-15 minutes. it should be roasty, but not too dark.
• 3 during the last five minutes of roasting add the sesame seeds to get them nice and toasty, too.
• 4 drain pasta and add to a big mixing bowl. add the butter (as much as you need to get the pasta shiny) and cheese. mix well.
• 5 remove the asparagus and sesame seeds from the oven and toss with the pasta. sprinkle with chives.
• 6 enjoy. :).