Pappardelle with Lemon, Baby Artichokes, and Asparagus

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Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke
Yield:
6 servings
By Joanne Weir
April 2007
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Pappardelle is a wide, flat pasta. If you can't find it, use fettuccine. Be sure to grate the rind before you juice the lemon.

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces uncooked pappardelle (wide ribbon pasta)
  • 2 1/4 cups cold water, divided
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
  • 24 baby artichokes (about 2 pounds)
  • 3 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil, divided
  • 1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut diagonally into (1-inch) pieces
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 411
  • Caloriesfromfat 28%
  • Fat 12.6g
  • Satfat 4g
  • Monofat 6.4g
  • Polyfat 1.3g
  • Protein 20.2g
  • Carbohydrate 59.5g
  • Fiber 12.2g
  • Cholesterol 15mg
  • Iron 3.9mg
  • Sodium 644mg
  • Calcium 217mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Set pasta aside; keep warm.

Step 2

Combine 2 cups water and juice in a medium bowl. Working with 1 artichoke at a time, cut off stem to within 1/4-inch from the base; peel stem. Remove bottom leaves and tough outer leaves, leaving tender heart and bottom; trim about 1 inch from top of artichoke. Cut each artichoke in half lengthwise. Place artichoke halves in lemon water.

Step 3

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Drain artichokes well; pat dry. Add artichokes to pan. Cover and cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally; uncover. Increase heat to medium-high; cook 2 minutes or until artichokes are golden, stirring frequently. Place artichokes in a large bowl.

Step 4

Place pan over medium heat; add remaining 1/4 cup water and asparagus to pan. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add asparagus, parsley, and rind to artichokes; toss well. Add pasta, reserved cooking liquid, the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, thyme, salt, and pepper to artichoke mixture; toss well. Place 2 cups pasta mixture into each of 6 shallow bowls; top each serving with about 3 tablespoons cheese.

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Ratings & Reviews

Light and Tasty

MyDogMags
May 14, 2016
We enjoyed this dish very much.My review is based on a few changes that I made, not on the recipe as written. First, as other reviewers noted, using canned artichokes was just fine. In fact, the slight briny taste added an interesting flavor note to the dish. I used two cans of whole artichokes, drained *well*, and halved. I browned them in olive oil with salt and a bit of garlic. I then sautéed the asparagus in a bit of lemon-infused olive oil with salt and pepper. All went into a bowl with the rind and parsley, per the recipe. In the pan, I heated the oil, salt and pepper, and a dab of butter for extra creaminess, and added the pasta water, stirring to emulsify the mixture. I added the drained pasta and mixed well to coat the pasta, which then went into the bowl with the veggies, and added the cheese (a mixture of parm and pecorino). The dish was well-seasoned and flavorful, with no one flavor dominating, came together easily, and was pretty on the plate. We enjoyed this a lot, with its nice spring flavors, and will definitely make it again.

greyout's Review

SuzanneM
January 13, 2013
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Bayjo80's Review

Bayjo80
June 04, 2011
Are you mad? The only reason to go to that much time and trouble with an artichoke is if you are serving the whole vegetable to be eaten leaf by leaf down to the choke. There are perfectly good frozen or canned artichokes available and Trader Joe's has an awesome canned product of beautiful whole artichokes. So leaving out the whole tiresome process with the chokes, this turned out to be a so-so dish. I would prefer to have a creamy light sauce with maybe a bit of Gorgonzola. We will see.

Peach218's Review

greyout
November 23, 2009
I was so disappointed with how this turned out, especially considering the expensive ingredients this recipe calls for. I followed the recipe exactly, but we found the final product to be so bland and boring. I will not make this again.

MyDogMags's Review

PeggyChirico
April 11, 2009
I added green olives, red peppers and red onions to the pasta to give stretch it a bit more. The lemon and thyme were OK, but not my favorite flavors together. They were both a little too overwhelming so you couldn't taste the rest of the great veggies.

PeggyChirico's Review

Peach218
December 08, 2008
This recipe is awesome. I used canned artichokes (much easier), roasted the asparagus, and added a little lemon juice to them. With the lemon zest, it's wonderful. Served it with a dry French white burgundy--perfect!