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Bowtie Pasta with Baked Potato Wedges

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How are you guys enjoying your Spring? Doesn't it feel nice to wake up on a bright, beautiful sunny morning. It's so nice to see all the colorful flowers blooming everywhere, making the world look colorful and fresh. I was getting very tired of the cold weather, rainy gloomy days and those jackets! It's time for summer outfits, shorts and flip flops.. aah! It makes me SO happy 🙂

I am really blessed that I did not have to stay in places with extreme weather. In India, I was staying in Bangalore, where the weather is pretty much steady through out the year. It's neither too humid nor too warm. Then in US, it's California! Although these days, due to global warming, it's no longer pleasant throughout the year. Yet, it's much better as compared to the extreme climate of other cities.


During this season, I like to eat light food - nothing too deep fried nor too oily. Also, I need to shed those calories which have been hiding beneath my jackets all through the winter 😉 As I was blog hopping, I came across this pasta dish from Confessions of a Bake-aholic and it looked so refreshing, light and healthy. I immediately knew that I would love it.


I gave it my own twist to adjust it with my pantry and our taste buds. I decided to use bowtie pasta instead of penne, no specific reason.. really! It took hardly 15 mins to make this dish. Since it was a lemon-flavored light pasta, I thought of baking some potato wedges in the oven. The combination was just perfect. The tangy light pasta with the mild spicy potato wedges was a perfect treat to our tummies 🙂

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Ingredients for the pasta with asparagus

Kankana Saxena
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Ingredients
 

  • 2 cups bow tie pasta
  • ½ bunch asparagus (chopped into 1 inch pieces)
  • ½ medium onion (thinly sliced)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 tbs fresh lemon juice
  • 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
  • parmesan cheese for garnishing
  • salt
  • pepper
  • oil

Instructions
 

  • Boil the pasta in hot water with a handful of salt. It's important to season the pasta while boiling it. This should take about 8 to 10 mins.
  • In the mean-time, heat a pan with some oil.
  • Add the asparagus and cook for about 3 minutes. Once done, keep the cooked asparagus aside.
  • In the same pan, add garlic and onion and saute them till they are cooked.
  • Add lemon zest, lemon juice and cooked asparagus to the pan and turn off the heat.
  • Drain the boiled pasta and retain about 1 cup of the pasta water.
  • Now, add the pasta to the pan and mix it properly. If required, add a little bit of the pasta water. This will keep the pasta moist.
  • Garnish with some shaved or shredded parmesan cheese and serve with the baked potato wedges.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Servings

NOTE : Make the potato wedges before you cook the pasta and keep them warm in the oven.

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  1. Tes

    Your potato wedges look so amazing! What a lovely meal 🙂

  2. cakewhiz

    i love pasta and i love potato wedges... so this dish is perfect for me! not to mention, those bowtie pasta shapes are so cute...who can resist those? 😛

  3. daksha

    Oh my word those Bowtie pasta look sooo... good – I want them now! and kankana you done beautifully:) looks delicious.

  4. Meagan @ Scarletta Bakes

    Oh my does this look fantastic!

    And your photography is gorgeous - I can't wait to try this recipe.

    Thank you!!

  5. Sandra's Easy Cooking

    Ok pasta looks amazinggggg..and potatoes can I just say making me hungry. As I am writing you comment I am thinking of those potato wedges hhahaaha
    Great photos and fantastic recipes!

  6. briarrose

    Pasta and wedges....two of my favorite comfort foods. 🙂

  7. nisha

    pasta and potato..why would i not like that 🙂
    id complain about the carb over dose but im pretty sure i wont be able 2 resist them 🙂

  8. Swathi

    love this pasta and potato wedge, sure going to try this potato wedge. Like your clicks.

  9. Tanvi@SinfullySpicy

    I love the pasta presentation a lot.Very neat and yummy.Those baked wedges are to die for!

  10. tinytearoom

    bow tie pastas make every pasta dish look handsome. I'm loving the recipe for the potato wedges. yum.

  11. Kulsum at JourneyKitchen

    Pasta has to be made with fresh ingredients thats my rule - well except for macaroni and cheese or hmm never mind. This is lovely Kankana and that shot of asparagus (horizontal one) me likey!

  12. ShopCookMake

    Today is my birthday so I was looking for the perfect pasta dish to celebrate. Found it!!!!

    • Kankana Saxena

      Happy Birthday Yadi 🙂 Glad you liked the pasta dish !

  13. Maureen

    This looks so good and I love the presentation of the potatoes in the coffee cup. I need to be more creative!

  14. Soma

    I could so have this today. The kind of pasta i best like, fresh and simple ingredients. beautiful.

  15. Ameena

    I am a HUGE fan of potatoes...I mean, I could eat them every day with no problem. Thank you for the lovely recipe!!

  16. rebecca

    lovely and simply pasta oh love sambar with dosa u bring the dosa

  17. Tina (PinayInTexas)

    What a perfect combination! Love it!

  18. tigerfish

    I enjoy light dishes in spring and summer too! Beautiful dish!

  19. Elyse @The Cultural Dish

    I love bowtie pasta! Great recipe Kankana!

  20. Mary

    Both these dishes are lovely. Thank you so much for sharing them with us. I hope you have a good day. Blessings...Mary