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Fusilli with Asparagus & Sun Dried Tomato Pesto

June 27, 2013 by Angela LeMoine 3 Comments

Fusilli with Asparagus & Sun Dried Tomato Pesto

Oh the wonderfulness of pasta. This dish is is made with whole grain fusilli, sautéed asparagus and a simple sun dried tomato pesto. I absolutely love making spreads or pestos to add a huge punch of flavors to sandwiches, pastas, sautéed shrimp or grilled chicken. To make a complete meal out of this I served it with a chicken breast. This pasta is perfect served cold or hot, I’ll be making something super similar for the boys birthday party this weekend as a cold pasta salad.

Fusilli with Asparagus & Sun Dried Tomato Pesto 


1/2 lb dry fusilli, cooked to al dente
2 garlic cloves
small handful parsley
2 Tbsp marinating liquid from tomatoes
For the asparagus, remove about an inch off the end and discard. Cut the spears into thirds. In a large sauté pan over medium heat, add a drizzle of olive oil and the asparagus. Season with a little salt and pepper. Cook until tender.

1/4 cup pasta cooking water reserved
1 bunch asparagus
6 halves marinated sun dried tomatoes
olive oil
salt & pepper

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While the asparagus is cooking you can make the sun dried tomato pesto. This is the same one I made to use on a Turkey, Baby Spinach & Sun Dried Tomato Panini. Add the sun dried tomatoes, garlic, parsley, parsley, the marinade liquid and salt & pepper to a food processor. Pulse until the consistency of your preference, I left mine just slightly chunkier.
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Into a bowl toss the cooked pasta, the sautéed asparagus and the sun dried tomato pesto. If it seems a little dry, add in a little bit of the pasta water at a time until it is the moistness of your preference.

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HAPPY EATS!!!!
*this is my original recipe*

Filed Under: Dinner, Pasta, Vegetarian Tagged With: asparagus. sun dried tomato, dinner, pasta, vegetarian

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  1. Ms Lemon of Make Mine Lemon

    June 27, 2013 at 5:10 pm

    Sounds delish.

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  2. Joanna - My Little Rays of Sunshine

    June 28, 2013 at 7:12 am

    Looks delicious!! I love asparagus!
    Visiting from the Friday Chaos blog hop 🙂
    Joanna x

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  3. Carole

    July 6, 2013 at 3:44 am

    Angela, thanks for bringing this sauciness over! Cheers

    Reply

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