Lemony Asparagus and Lima Beans with Bowtie Pasta

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 303.3
  • Total Fat: 3.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 20.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 58.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.6 g
  • Protein: 12.8 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Lemony Asparagus and Lima Beans with Bowtie Pasta calories by ingredient


Introduction

Really tasty, light, and fast! Really tasty, light, and fast!
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 lb of Asparagus cut into 1 inch pieces
    1 can rinsed and drained butter Beans or Lima Beans
    1 lb farfalle/ bowtie pasta
    5 garlic cloves, sliced into slivers
    1 lemon - zested and juiced (remove seeds)
    1 cup low sodium vegetable broth
    1/2 - 1 tsp Mrs Dash onion and Herbs
    1/2 tsp thyme
    1/2 tsp dry basil
    salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Bring a pot of water to a boil...

Meanwhile chop your Asparagus and sliver your garlic.

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium high heat and add the sliver garlic, lightly brown the garlic being careful not to burn the garlic. Add the thyme and Mrs Dash and cook with the garlic for another minute (don't burn that garlic or you'll have to start over). Add the Asparagus and saute for 1 minute. Add the juice and zest of one lemon. Saute for another minute and add the vegetable broth and beans. Heat until Beans are warm and then remove from heat.

About 1-2 minutes before the pasta is done, reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water and reheat the Asparagus mixture over med high heat. As soon as pasta is done, strain very quickly in a pasta strainer and add right to the Asparagus pan. Add some of the reserved pasta water and heat over medium high heat until all liquid is absorbed.

Top with some grated parmesan and a tiny drizzle of Olive oil.

Enjoy!!!


Serving Size: Makes- 1and 1/2 cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MEDUSA1977.