Farfalle With Cremini, Asparagus And Walnuts

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• salt
• 1 lb farfalle pasta
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
• 1 lb cremini mushroom, thickly sliced
• 1 lb thin asparagus, trimmed, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg
• 3/4 cup walnuts, toasted
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (or more to taste)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta until al dente.
• 2 drain pasta but reserve 1 cup pasta water.
• 3 meanwhile, melt butter over medium heat.
• 4 add mushrooms and garlic; saute about 5 minutes until tender and most of the juices have evaporated.
• 5 add asparagus and saute another 5 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• 6 add the farfalle to skillet; stir in the mascarpone and nutmeg and toss until cheese coats the pasta.
• 7 add a bit of the pasta water at a time to moisten (you do not need to use entire cup, just put enough in to moisten to your preference).
• 8 stir in 1/2 cup walnuts and season pasta with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• 9 place pasta in large bowl and sprinkle with the remaining parmesan and walnuts.