PENNE WITH MUSHROOMS, SUN DRIED TOMATOES AND ASPARAGUS. Healthy Mediterranean cuisine.

PENNE WITH MUSHROOMS, SUN DRIED TOMATOES AND ASPARAGUS. Healthy Mediterranean cuisine.

This easy and delicious Penne with mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes and asparagus is exquisite recipe from Spain. Asparagus are now in season.

YIELD: 4-6 SERVINGS TOTAL TIME: 20 MINUTES MAX!

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb whole wheat penne

8 oz cream cheese

6 oz sun dried tomatos, chopped

20 oz sliced fresh mushrooms

12 oz fresh asparagus, chopped

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

4 garlic cloves, chopped

1 tsp Celtic salt, or to taste

Pepper flakes, optional

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Cook pasta according to package instructions.
  2. In a heavy bottom sauce pan, over medium to high eat, place the sliced mushrooms and asparagus and cook stirring occasionally until almost tender. About 5 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the cream cheese with some pasta water, about 2-3 tablespoons, and stir until the cream cheese is well incorporated with the veggies. Add the sun dried tomatoes and Parmesan cheese and stir.
  4. Add cooked pasta to the pan and stir until all the cheese is well incorporated through the pasta. You may add some pepper flakes if you like as well as a pinch of salt if need it be.

 


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