Pasta With Asparagus, Sun-dried Tomatoes And Goat Cheese

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup leek, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, drained and coarsely chopped
• 12 ounces dried corkscrew macaroni or 12 ounces penne pasta
• 1/2 lb fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 4 ounces soft fresh goat cheese, cut into small pieces

Recipe

• 1 bring large pot of salted water to a boil. meanwhile in large skillet, heat oil and saute leeks, stirring often, about 3 minutes or until softened.
• 2 add garlic, thyme, wine and sun-dried tomatoes.
• 3 cook 1 minute, then remove from heat and set aside.
• 4 add pasta to the pot of boiling water, and cook according to package directions.
• 5 about 2 minutes before pasta is done, add asparagus and cook just until tender. drain pasta and asparagus and transfer to shallow serving bowl.
• 6 reheat sauce and add to pasta, tossing to coat.
• 7 season with salt and pepper and add goat cheese. serve hot.