Do you meet up with your girlfriends or guy-friends for lunch and talk about how you need to get together more often? You then walk away with a huge hug and say I’ll let you know soon when we can do this together again. Fast-forward to 4+ months later and you are finally getting on the phone to make plans. I’ll be the first to admit that I DO this all the time.

I think I have the time and then things happen in LIFE. I wish I was better at meeting up with friends but honestly it just doesn’t happen near enough. We’ve even contemplated starting a bi-monthly dinner party just so I can see my friends and their spouses at least every other month. No kids just good food, drinks and conversation.

In the midst of planning my first dinner party I decided to make a simple vegetable pappardelle pasta. Right after college I had a brief stint in London, England, and more often than not my nightly meals consisted of pasta, butter or olive oil and lots of vegetables with a smidge of cheese. It was a cheap meal and something that could go far for someone living in London at the time.

It’s funny because I haven’t really made a simple pasta meal since then. It’s always got shrimp or some kind of cream or fancy sauce to accompany it. This time I wanted the fresh vegetables to stick out and let them be the star of the dish with the pappardelle.

If I decided to go with an Italian themed dinner party this would definitely be a great and easy pasta dish to accompany a main meal.

Tip: I highly suggest pairing it with a glass of wine and crusty bread.

ENJOY ~ Meagan

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Simple Vegetable Pappardelle

Yield: 4+ servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups chopped asparagus
• 1 1/2 cups chopped mushrooms
• 3/4 cup halved cherry tomatoes
• salt and pepper
• 8 ounces pappardelle noodles
• 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 2-3 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Melt butter in a large saute pan over medium heat.  Add asparagus and mushroom to the pan and cook for 8 minutes.  Stir in the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.

While vegetables are cooking bring a pot of water to boil.  Cook the noodles according to the package instructions.  Drain and add olive oil to coat the noodles.  Toss lightly and then add in cooked vegetables.

Plate the noodles and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.  Use salt and pepper as needed.

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