Hello all!  Doesn’t this look gorgeous?  Whipped it up in just a bit – with left over pasta and ingredients I had in the fridge.  Little did I know, that it would be a recipe that I would end up making a few times after that!  Being vegetarian its always nice to mix up a variety of vegetables!

Here’s the simple recipe:

(easy enough for a ten year old! –  Yes I am wondering what that says about my cooking skills!)

Asparagus, Tomato & Olive Pasta

Makes:  Enough for 2

Ingredients:

Half bunch of asparagus, cut diagonally
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, cut into halves
4 tbsp of olive, sliced
3 tbsp tomato passata
1 green chilli, thinly sliced
3 tbsp olive oil
350g penne pasta
Seasoning: oregano, salt, pepper, paprika, choice of chilli sauce (optional), parmesan cheese

Method:

Put some oil in the pan, pan fry green chillies. And some tomatoes.
Add penne pasta and seasoning
Toss together and add 2 tbsp of olive oil.
Add the remaining cherry tomatoes and olives.
Top with parmesan and chilli flakes.