Asparagus Cream Cheese Fettuccini

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 6 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 ounces frozen asparagus
• 1 (350 g) package fresh pasta (fettucini)
• 4 ounces cream cheese with garlic and herbs
• 1 tablespoon old mustard
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

Recipe

• 1 cut the asparagus in 3 pieces each. in a large saucepan with boiling salted water, cook pasta 2 minutes. add asparagus and keep cooking for 3 minutes or until pasta are al dente. drain but keep 2/3 cup of the cooking water. put the pasta and asparagus back in the saucepan.
• 2 in a little bowl, with a whisk, stir cream cheese, mustard and cooking water. pour on the pasta and stir well. garnish each serving with toasted pine nuts and serve now.