Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Pasta Asciutta

Category: Italian

1 pound fettuccine, 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 string beans

1−1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese(good quality)

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 with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook al dente.

Drain Pasta, 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 with extra

parmesan cheese and french bread. Options: To add a Pesto flavor, sprinkle

with 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil and toss gently to coat.