Pasta asciutta
Pasta asciutta recipe in the italian category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 pound fettuccine, tagliatelle or trenette pasta noodles
- 3/4 cup virgin olive oil
- 12 cloves fresh garlic
- 1 medium white onion
- 6 medium Idaho potatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly
- Ground black pepper
- 1 cube butter or margarine
- 1 pound fresh string beans
- 1-1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
Recipe method:
- Peel potatoes and cube, cut to 3/4 to 1 inch pieces.
- Boil potatoes in salted water till tender. Do not overcook.
- Meanwhile, steam string beans till tender but still crisp and set aside with potatoes.
- In a heavy skillet or cast iron frying pan, heat oil and add halved cloves of garlic and finely chopped onion.
- Saute till golden crisp. Meanwhile, cook pasta noodles in salted water with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook al dente.
- Drain Pasta, add potatoes, string beans and toss gently.
- Add butter to heated garlic and onion sauce to melt.
- Pour sauce over pasta mixture, add pepper, parmesan cheese and work through very gently.
- Serve with extra parmesan cheese and french bread.
- To add a pesto flavor, sprinkle with 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil and toss gently to coat.
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