Sauteed Asparagus With Chopped Rigatoni

I wanted to whip up a quick meal yesterday as I wasn't in the mood for any elaborate cooking(which is the case most of the times). I had some leftover Sauteed Seasoned Asparagus that I had made the previous day that came quite handy for making this excellent and filling meal. My DH gave me 2 thumbs-up for this dish.

Ingredients:

• Sauteed Asparagus - 1 cup (Scroll below for Recipe)
• Rigatoni - 1 cup, cooked and chopped
• Lemon - Juice of 1/2 lemon
• Oil - 1 tbsp

Procedure(For Rigatoni With Sauteed Asparagus - 1 Serving):

• In a skillet, add a tbsp of olive oil and add the Sauteed Asparagus and Chopped Rigatoni.
• Toss it around until they are mixed evenly.
• Move it to a serving bowl and top it with the lemon juice.
• Serve Immediately.

Sauteed Asparagus(Yields 2 cups):

Ingredients:

• Asparagus - 1 bunch
  
• Onion - 1, large, chopped
• Garlic - 3 cloves, diced
• Curry Leaves - 2 stalks, chopped
• Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Green Chilli - 2, chopped
• Olive Oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt for taste
• Curry Powder - 1 tsp

 Procedure(For Sauteed Asparagus):

• Cut off the spears from the asparagus and clean it gently. Set aside.
• Discard the thick ends of the asparagus stalk. Clean the rest and horizontally chop them like thin discs.
• In a skillet, heat the oil, add cumin seeds, garlic, onion, chopped curry leaves and saute until onions are browned.
• Add the chopped asparagus and fry it for a couple of minutes along with turmeric powder, curry powder and green chillies.
• Sprinkle salt and toss around to evenly incorporate. Add the spears and switch off the stove.
• Serve with rice or use it with pasta for a nice filling meal.

This makes its way to Presto Pasta Nights #158.

Enjoy!