Pasta with Asparagus and Lemon Sauce
Cook time:
20 minutes
Prep time:
20 minutes
Cuisine:
Unknown
Author:
barbara
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Ingredients:
- 2 lemons
- 1 (16 ounce) box penne pasta
- 5 tablespoons butter, divided
- ¾ pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1 ½ cups vegetable broth, or more to taste
- 4 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 pinch white sugar, or to taste
- 2 ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
- ½ cup freshly shaved Parmesan cheese