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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Bring large pot of salted water to a boil. | 2. While water boils, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in medium skillet. Saute onion until soft; add garlic and saute additional minute. Remove from heat. | 3. Add pasta to boiling water and cook according to box directions. 2 minutes before cook time is up, reserve 1 cup pasta water, then add asparagus to boiling pot. Continue to cook until pasta is al dente. Drain cooked pasta and asparagus. Return pasta and asparagus to the pot, add 1 tablespoon olive oil, onion and garlic mixture, grated cheese, lemon zest and 1/2 the reserved pasta water. Season with salt and pepper, and stir gently until well mixed. Add additional pasta water as needed for desired consistency. | 4. Serve right away with extra cheese on the side. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons	divided	238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
fettuccine pasta	1	lb		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
asparagus	1	bunch	trimmed cut	-	-	-	-
pecorino romano cheese	1/2	cup	grated	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
lemon zest	2	tablespoons		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
salt pepper				403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.