Pasta Asciutta

This is a meal I prepared after reading Farewell to Arms. When I thought about the potatoes and pasta....that seemed a non-Adkins meal if I heard of one. (But I'm not on Adkins...so..that's all good)



Pasta Asciutta

1 pound fettucine, tagliatelle or trenette pasta noodles
3/4 cup virgin olive oil
12 cloves fresh garlic
1 medium white onion
6 medium idaho potatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cube butter or margarine
1 pound fresh green beans
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Peel potatoes and cube (cut to 3/4 to 1 inch pieces). Boil potatoes in salted water till tender. Do not over-cook. Meanwhile, steam string beans till tender but still crisp and set aside with potatoes.

In a heavy skillet or cast iron frying pan, heat oil and add halved cloves of garlic and finely chopped onion. Saute till golden crisp.

Meanwhile, cook pasta noodles in salted water. Cook aldente (cooked just right). Drain, add potatoes, string beans and toss gently. Add butter to heated garlic and onion sauce to melt. Pour sauce over pasta mixture, add pepper, parmesan cheese and work through very gently.

Serve this pasta dish with extra parmesan cheese and French bread.

Options: To add a Pesto flavor, sprinkle with 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil (basilica) and toss gently to coat.



For the book review please see Novels Meals.

And...since it's a pasta dish...I will be sending it to Presto Pasta Nights. The host this week is Trish at My Slap Happy Kitchen

Enjoy!