One-Pot Business

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One-Pot Business

Yield 4

Author Lucy Tweed

Cook time

35 Min

Total time

35 Min

Spring fodder. What I like to call the Pam Ando Season: hot pants and ugg boots.Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 brown onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup (110 g) marinated artichokes, chopped
• 1/2 cup (110 g) pitted green olives. halved
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) white wine
• 2 tbs salted butter
• 400 g (14 oz) mafaldine pasta
• 10 basil leaves, chopped
• 10 dill sprigs, chopped
• 2 bunches asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 cm pieces
• 1 litre of water
• 2 pots of Continental Vegetable Stock Pot Sensations
• 1/4 cup (25 g) finely grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, combine the Dijon mustard and lemon juice. Set this mixture aside.
2. Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a large deep frying pan over medium-high heat.
3. Add the onion to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes, or until it becomes soft.
4. Stir in the artichokes, pitted green olives, capers. Cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the edges develop a golden brown crust.
5. Add the garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes.
6. Pour in the white wine and stir, allowing it to boil and deglaze the pan. Continue stirring until the wine has evaporated.
7. Add the butter and mix it in until it melts completely.
8. Add the herbs, lemon-Dijon mustard mixture and pasta, stir well then add water, and two pots of Continental Vegetable Stock Pot Sensations to the pan. Stir well.
9. Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer on the stove for about 25 minutes, or until the pasta is cooked. With 5 minutes remaining in the cooking time, stir the trimmed and cut asparagus pieces into the pasta.
10. Cover again for the 5mins, then remove from heat. The pasta should still be al dente and bubbling and jam packed with flavour.
11. Before serving, stir in the finely grated Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

641

Fat

21 g

Sat. Fat

7 g

Carbs

92 g

Fiber

10 g

Net carbs

81 g

Sugar

9 g

Protein

21 g

Sodium

638 mg

This information is a guide only, and can vary due to a number of factors including precision of measurements, brands, ingredient freshness, or the source of nutrition data.