Asparagus pasta with peas and caramelized onion sauce

Delicious Spring asparagus pasta recipe with peas and caramelized onion sauce! Easy to prepare, and loaded with rich flavor.

I LOVE ME SOME ASPARAGUS! Well….. apparently. Since this is my second post in 8 days with it. That asparagus soup didn’t count right? Totally different. I mean….. come one…….. soup! Totally different than pasta! Right? Right. You guys the sunshine is just ROCKIN MY FRIGGIN WORLD! I can’t help but bust out the Springy goodies. This is what my world looks like right now. I know it’s March, and technically Winter, but man….. doesn’t this pasta sound gooooooooood? Asparagus, peas, pasta, caramelized on-yones. Yep, this asparagus pasta with peas and caramelized onion sauce is as Spring as it gets. Don’t hate me!

So, Jared’s out of town for the next week or so. Which means that you should probably prepare for just drink recipes for the next week. Know what I eat for dinner when he’s gone? Cheese. I eat cheese. Sometimes crackers and fruit. But mostly just toast and cheese. I am such a health bomb. I know. What’s a girl to do though? I wish I could be all Amelie style, you know that scene where she sits down to her bowl of pasta alone and grates parmesan (no YouTube vid say what?!), but…… I’m not. Not in real life. So cheese it is. Plus wine. And drinks.

It may be a little different now that I have roommates too. I MAY eat some other stuff, and not spend all my time catching up on shitty reality TV and episodes of Girls, buuuuuuuuut probably not.

So, back to the PAAAAHSTA! You guys, caramelized onion sauce. CARAMELIZED ONION SAUCE! Really, it’s just caramelized onions, but I am calling it a sauce because I do use it as the sauce here. I’m hooked.

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Asparagus pasta with peas and caramelized onion sauce

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 15 mins

Total Time

1 hr 20 mins

 

Delicious Spring asparagus pasta recipe with peas and caramelized onion sauce! Easy to prepare, and loaded with rich flavor.

Course: Main Course, pasta

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: vegetarian

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 498 kcal

Author: Trish Bozeman

Ingredients

• 6 Tbsp salted butter
• 4 Tbsp olive oil
• 3 large sweet yellow onions, sliced peeled and cut into 1/4"
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 lb thin fresh asparagus tough ends removed
• 10 oz fresh English peas
• 1/3 cup sherry cooking wine
• 10 oz fresh egg pasta noodles like fettuccine or linguine
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese* plus more for serving
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Heat butter and oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sugar and stir to combine. Cook for about 5 minutes, until onions are just starting to brown. Give a good stir and reduce heat to medium low. Continue to cook until onions are brown and caramelized, about an hour, stirring every 10 minutes. Be patient here! You want those onions to be brown and rich with flavor!*
2. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to package directions, and prepare your vegetables and grate your cheese.
3. When onions are caramelized, stir in the asparagus and cook until al dente, about 5 minutes.
4. Add the peas and the sherry, and cook for another 2 minutes, then toss in the cooked pasta. When well combined, add cheese and toss until cheese is melted and pasta is well coated with onion sauce.
5. Season well with salt and pepper.
6. Serve with extra freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe Notes

*Be sure to choose vegetarian parmesan if you are a vegetarian

Nutrition Facts

Asparagus pasta with peas and caramelized onion sauce

Amount Per Serving

Calories 498 Calories from Fat 216

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 24g 37%

Saturated Fat 10g 50%

Cholesterol 38mg 13%

Sodium 239mg 10%

Potassium 503mg 14%

Total Carbohydrates 55g 18%

Dietary Fiber 7g 28%

Sugars 11g

Protein 15g 30%

Vitamin A 27.2%

Vitamin C 34.8%

Calcium 15.3%

Iron 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

*If you need help determining when your onions are fully caramelized, watch this video, but do not remove the excess liquid. This is the sauce!

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Hope you try out this beautiful pasta dish!

Trish

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