Side dishe for 3

Creamy Lemon Asparagus Pasta

Name: Creamy Lemon Asparagus Pasta
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 bunch asparagus; 1 pinch each sea salt + black pepper; 2 lemons; 3 1/2 tbsp olive oil; 3 1/2 cloves garlic; 2 1/2 cups unsweetened plain almond milk; 3 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)

$4.65for 430 minServes 3

Toss bow tie pasta and asparagus with a creamy almond milk sauce flavored with lemon, garlic, and nutritional yeast.

Photo: minimalistbaker.com

What it costs

Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale

Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Asparagus$3.49/lb typical	a little	$0.13Typical price
	Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical	2	$1.20Typical price
	Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.26Typical price
	Almond, soy or oat milk$0.05/oz typical	21 oz	$1.06Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.49

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperOlive and cooking oilFlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
3servings as written
$typical cost tier

Italian Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Kid-friendly Budget Side dishes Spring

Typical price

$1.16 per serving$4.65 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

1 bunch asparagus
1 pinch each sea salt + black pepper
2 lemons
3 1/2 tbsp olive oil
3 1/2 cloves garlic
2 1/2 cups unsweetened plain almond milk
3 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)

Steps

Boil a large pot of salted water, add the pasta, and cook for eight minutes.
Add the asparagus to the pot and cook with the pasta for three minutes, then reserve one cup water and drain.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, then cook the garlic for one minute.
Whisk the flour into the skillet, then gradually whisk in the almond milk and cook for six minutes until thickened.
Stir in lemon juice, lemon zest, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper.
Add the pasta and asparagus, toss with the sauce, and loosen with reserved water as needed.