I had bought lots of beautiful asparagus from Russo's last week and needed to use it before it went bad. When I saw this Martha Stewart recipe that involved asparagus AND goat cheese, I automatically decided to make it. I really enjoy making pasta dishes, especially near the end of the week. They always give me lots of leftovers, making it easy to grab a quick meal before going out on a Friday or Saturday night. 
It was really quick and easy to make and involves very few ingredients. First, put the asparagus on a pan with a teaspoon of butter sprinkled around.
Bake it at 450 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until it's nice and tender. Meanwhile, boil your pasta until it's al dente. The recipe called for cavatappi, but I used fusilli because I thought it was prettier (and a little less macaroni salad-ish). When you drain your pasta, be sure to save about 1 1/2 cups of the water.
The sauce for the pasta involves about 5 ounces of goat cheese and 3 tablespoons of butter. OK, so it's not the healthiest thing in the world, but it's sooo good.
Whisk the goat cheese and butter together, along with half a cup of the pasta water.
Then add the asparagus and sauce to the pasta and mix. I added peas too, because...well, I like peas. I also bought chicken with the intention of adding a little protein to the dish and then I put the chicken in the fridge and promptly forgot about it. Until I was doing the dishes and realized I didn't have any pans to wash. But I do think chicken would have gone wonderfully with the dish.
Serve it with some chives on top! Yum!
If you are a goat cheese fan, trust me, you will like this! And yes, it gave me lots and lots of leftovers!
I happily listened to Ryan Adams' Heartbreaker while I cooked....because he's coming to Boston in September and I'm all kinds of excited. Happy weekend!
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9 comments:
Whoa! I was in the shower this morning and thought, "Shoot! I bought those two bundles of asparagus last weekend and haven't cooked them yet. What can I do with them this weekend?"
Looks like I need to go out and get goat cheese!! Thanks!
haha...this looks pretty revolting, but i trust you! i'll give it a shot!
oh.wow. that looks amazing! Goat cheese is amazing (except it took me 25 years to finally try it!)
I discovered goat cheese last summer and we havent' been apart since. I looooove it. This recipe looks FABULOUS I am so trying it (even though i'm trying to get back i shape. I am completely blaming you if i gain another 5 lbs ;-) )
Delish!!
This has SPRING written all over it!
I saw this recipe and have already bought the ingredients. Looks delicious!
(Yeah, I read this all the time and wish I could keep up with all your recipes - they all look so good!)
OMG that looks delicious, I may have to try and make that this week still...I'll let you know how it goes!
~Kate
My boyfriend and I love asparagus AND goat cheese. I'm sure I'll try this!
hubby and i love chèvre! i'll be sure to try this one, too! thanks, again!
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