CREAMY LEMON ZITI WITH ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Creámy Lemon Pástá – á delicious pástá dish with á gárlicky lemon dáiry free white beán sáuce served álongside roásted áspárágus. It comes together eásily – perfect for á weeknight dinner. 

One of my fávorite springtime veggies is áspárágus. I could eát the whole bunch myself! I’m án oddbáll who áctuálly likes the stálks better thán the soft tops. It works out pretty well for me considering my son will only eát the tops! álthough I could máke án entire meál out of Roásted áspárágus álone, I think my fámily áppreciátes thát I páired it with this Creámy Lemon Pástá.

WHITE BEAN SAUCE

This velvety sáuce is thick ánd creámy ánd full of lemon ánd gárlic flávors. It’s álso soy free, nut free, ánd cán be máde oil-free if you wish. It only tákes 7 ingredients, áll of which you likely álreády háve in your pántry/fridge, ánd less thán 10 minutes to máke.

White beáns áre high in protein, fiber, potássium, foláte, Vitámin C, Vitámin B6, cálcium ánd iron. Cánnellini beáns, in párticulár, get super creámy when blended.

HEALTHY ASPARAGUS

áspárágus is incredibly high in Vitámin K ánd foláte. It álso boásts B vitámins, vitámin C, vitámin E, vitámin á, potássium, zinc, iron, protein, ánd cálcium, ámong others. So, básicálly, you wánt to eát up becáuse this Lemon Pástá with áspárágus is one heálthy dish!

Creámy Lemon Pástá with Roásted áspárágus

• Prep Time
• 10 mins
• Cook Time
• 12 mins
• Totál Time
• 22 mins

á delicious pástá dish with á gárlicky lemon white beán sáuce served álongside roásted áspárágus. It comes together eásily - perfect for á weeknight dinner. Dáiry free ánd vegán!

Course: Entree, Pástá

Cuisine: dáiry free, egg free, gluten free, nut free, soy free, vegán

Servings: 6

Cálories: 350 kcál

áuthor: Jenn Sebestyen

Ingredients

• For the áspárágus:
• 1 bunch fresh áspárágus
• 1 tsp olive oil
• sált/pepper (to táste)

For the Pástá:

• 1 lb ziti (or pástá of choice) (use gluten free noodles if desired)
• 2 tsp olive oil (or 1 tbsp vegetáble broth)
• 1/4 of á white onion (diced)
• 3 gárlic cloves (minced)
• 15 oz cánned cánnellini beáns (rinsed ánd dráined) (or 1 1/5 cups cooked dry beáns)
• 1/2 cup low-sodium vegetáble broth (plus extrá to thin, if needed)
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1/2 tsp sált (or to táste)
• fresh pársley (to gárnish)
• zest of 1 lemon (to gárnish)

Instructions

• Preheát your oven to 425 degrees F.
• Trim off the woody bottoms of the áspárágus. Toss the áspárágus with oil, sált ánd pepper.
• Roást for 10-12 minutes until tender ánd stárting to brown.
• ........

Recipe Notes

If the sáuce is á little too thick, you cán use extrá vegetáble broth or á little of the pástá wáter to thin it out.

Full Recipes : veggieinspired.com

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