10 spring toasted pasta Recipes

asparagus , stems peeled if tough, salt, penne pasta, fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes, scallion , about a dozen, sliced into thin rounds (or green onions), dozen ripe cherry tomatoes, cut in half (to let them drain for about 20 minutes in a colander, to let them give up their juices), extra virgin olive oil, lemon , juice and zest of, pine nuts, lightly toasted, fresh basil leaf, chopped (about a large handful)

orzo pasta, shallots, peeled and finely chopped (1/2 cup), mushrooms, quartered, asparagus, tips trimmed, stems cut into 1/2-inch rounds, frozen peas, chopped toasted walnuts (optional), red wine vinegar, olive oil, whole grain mustard, brown sugar

dry bow tie pasta, olive oil, chopped cooked chicken, diced red bell pepper, diced yellow bell peppers or 1 cup orange bell pepper, spring onions, sliced thin, celery ribs, sliced, granny smith apple, chopped small, toasted slivered almonds, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic clove, minced, brown sugar, sweet paprika, ground cumin, ripe avocados, peeled pitted and chopped small

penne pasta, oil, onion, chopped, garlic clove, crushed, skinless chicken breast fillet, sliced, sliced mushrooms, light & creamy evaporated milk, cornflour, french mustard, spring onions, finely chopped, baby spinach leaves, red capsicum, sliced finely, grated parmesan cheese, toasted pine nuts

salt, whole-wheat penne pasta, frozen peas , defrosted, lightly toasted pine nuts, basil leaves, fresh tarragon, leaves stripped, lemon zest, grated parmigiano , a couple of handfuls, plus more for serving, extra-virgin olive oil , eyeball it, freshly ground black pepper

rotini pasta (heartland organic), extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, peeled, fresh basil leaf , packed, pine nuts, toasted, parmesan cheese, salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste, romano cheese, grated

farfalle pasta or 1 lb spiral pasta, spring onions, sun-dried tomatoes , cut into strips, english spinach, stalks trimmed and cut into strips, toasted pine nuts, fresh oregano, chopped, olive oil, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic clove, crushed, salt and pepper, to taste

whole chicken, bay leaves, carrots, quartered, ribs celery, quartered, lemon, sliced, onion, quartered with root end attached, a few black peppercorns, a few stems fresh rosemary, a few stems fresh thyme, salt, butter, evoo, fennel, thinly sliced, head spring garlic or hard neck garlic, cloves peeled and thinly sliced, sweet onion, thinly sliced, dry white wine, heavy cream, salt and ground white pepper, penne pasta, pine nuts, toasted, parmigiano-reggiano, chopped fennel fronds, chopped fresh tarragon