Pinterest Recipe: Proscuitto, Asparagus and Parmesan Angel Hair

In my humble opinion, whoever invented Pinterest is an absolute genius. I love that it provides countless hours of resort wear distraction and that sometimes, it even doubles as a dinner planner.

So yesterday, in the midst of the famed "go out somewhere, get delivery or cook" discussion, my handy dandy Pinterest app led me to this little gem of a recipe. My man loved it, so I thought I'd share.

I tweaked it a bit according to our tastes, making it a little healthier.

                                                                                                        Ingredients:

                                                                                 

8 ounces of angel hair pasta
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 garlic cloves (or more, if you're us)

1 small onion, diced
About 1/2 bag of frozen peas

Sun dried tomatoes
3- 4 oz. of prosciutto, cut into strips
1 lb. asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
3/4 of a jar of Arrabiata (or whichever pasta sauce you prefer, we like heat)

1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

Black Pepper

Red Pepper Flakes

                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Chopped ingredients, ready for skillet.

 1. In a large skillet, on medium-high heat, cook the onion, garlic and olive oil until fragrant.

2. While that's going, prepare your proscuitto and veggies then toss this into the skillet as well. Sprinkle Red Pepper flakes. Cook until the asparagus is bright green, about 3 minutes or so. Save the sun dried tomatoes for later.

Garlic, onion and olive oil heating up.

3. In a large pasta pot, boil your water for the angel hair and prepare the pasta according to the directions on the box. 

4. Meanwhile, into the skillet, add the peas and the sun dried tomatoes.  Also add in 1/2 the jar of Arrabiata. Allow those to 

cook with the sauce and other ingredients few minutes.

5. Take a ladle and add just a little bit of the pasta water into the skillet. Drain pasta when done. The starch from the water helps everything absorb flavor.

6. Add the pasta into the skillet and the remaining 1/4 of the jar of Arrabiata, or all of it if you'd like. Let that hang out for a few minutes, or as you wish.

7. Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese and serve.

This pairs well with a light salad or is enough on its own. We thought it was delicious. 

Here is a link to the original recipe that inspired this one. We added veggies and opted for a spicy arrabiata that is a bit lighter rather than a heavy cream.

ValSoCal: Prociutto, Asparagus and Parmesan Spaghetti

Enjoy, buon appetito.

Cheers to Pinterest and sharing good food with those you love.

B