date: 2020-09-22T08:45:36.668Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/a3e6ce984d4a225f/751x532cq70/lentil-penne-with-asparagus-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/a3e6ce984d4a225f/751x532cq70/lentil-penne-with-asparagus-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/a3e6ce984d4a225f/751x532cq70/lentil-penne-with-asparagus-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Georgia Clayton ratingvalue: 4 reviewcount: 5789 recipeingredient: - "6 asparagus stalks" - "Half punnet of quartered cherry tomatoes" - "Handful chopped pitted black olives" - "200 g red lentil pasta" - "3 finely chopped garlic cloves" - "100 ml pesto" recipeinstructions: - "Heat some butter or oil in a pan on a medium heat, chop up your asparagus into inch long sections and add" - "In the meantime, add the pasta (with a healthy pinch of salt) to a pan of boiling water" - "When the asparagus changes colour to a rich green, add the garlic, tomatoes and olives" - "The tomatoes will begin to soften, when they do, remove the pan from the heat. Add the pasta when it's to your liking, mix in the pesto and you're ready to serve" - "There are lots of options with pesto, the preserved store bought stuff is generally not good quality and usually high in salt. There are some fresh store bought options that are better but making your own is always the tastiest and most versatile option. If you're vegetarian, it's worth pointing out that Parmesan is NOT vegetarian, grana padano however, is a good alternative. If you're vegan then nutritional yeast is a good alternative to cheese. There's probably another recipe idea here... 🤔" categories: - Recipe tags: - lentil - penne - with katakunci: lentil penne with nutrition: 194 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT19M" cooktime: "PT30M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, it's Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, lentil penne with asparagus. One of my favorites. This time, I'm gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Lentil Penne with Asparagus is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It's appreciated by millions every day. It's simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They're fine and they look wonderful. Lentil Penne with Asparagus is something that I have loved my whole life. To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook lentil penne with asparagus using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Lentil Penne with Asparagus: 1. Take 6 asparagus stalks 1. Take Half punnet of quartered cherry tomatoes 1. Prepare Handful chopped pitted black olives 1. Make ready 200 g red lentil pasta 1. Make ready 3 finely chopped garlic cloves 1. Make ready 100 ml pesto ##### Steps to make Lentil Penne with Asparagus: 1. Heat some butter or oil in a pan on a medium heat, chop up your asparagus into inch long sections and add 1. In the meantime, add the pasta (with a healthy pinch of salt) to a pan of boiling water 1. When the asparagus changes colour to a rich green, add the garlic, tomatoes and olives 1. The tomatoes will begin to soften, when they do, remove the pan from the heat. Add the pasta when it's to your liking, mix in the pesto and you're ready to serve 1. There are lots of options with pesto, the preserved store bought stuff is generally not good quality and usually high in salt. There are some fresh store bought options that are better but making your own is always the tastiest and most versatile option. If you're vegetarian, it's worth pointing out that Parmesan is NOT vegetarian, grana padano however, is a good alternative. If you're vegan then nutritional yeast is a good alternative to cheese. There's probably another recipe idea here... 🤔 So that's going to wrap it up for this special food lentil penne with asparagus recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I'm sure you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!