{"id":14292,"date":"2014-09-17T14:20:03","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T21:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=14292"},"modified":"2014-12-21T14:21:14","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T21:21:14","slug":"penne-with-pistachios-asparagus-and-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=14292","title":{"rendered":"Penne with Pistachios, Asparagus, and Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pistachio-Asparagus-Pesto-on-Penne-500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-14293\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pistachio-Asparagus-Pesto-on-Penne-500.jpg\" alt=\"Pistachio Asparagus Pesto on Penne 500\" width=\"303\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a>1\/3 cup pistachios<\/p>\n<p>1 lb. thin asparagus, cut into thirds<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 cup butter<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 tsp. pepper<\/p>\n<p>1\/3 cup dry white wine<\/p>\n<p>1 cup half and half<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 cup heavy cream<\/p>\n<p>1 1\/2 Tb. salt<\/p>\n<p>1 lb. dry penne pasta<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup parmesan cheese<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 350\u00c2\u00b0. Toast the nuts on a baking sheet for 5-7 minutes; cool, chop, and set aside. Cook the asparagus in a stock pot in boiling water; uncovered over medium-high heat until tender about 3 minutes. Remove asparagus, saving the water so the pasta can be prepared in the same pot. Saut\u00c3\u00a9 garlic in butter in saucepan over medium heat, when garlic starts to brown, remove and discard. Add the asparagus and pepper. Increase heat to high and pour in wine, stirring about 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium. Pour the half and half and cream over the asparagus mixture and simmer about 2 minute. Season with salt; keep warm. Prepare penne pasta, drain, and return to pot. Combine asparagus sauce with pasta, stirring over low heat. Add cheese, stirring until it melts; transfer to a platter. Garnish with pistachio nuts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1\/3 cup pistachios 1 lb. thin asparagus, cut into thirds 1\/4 cup butter 1\/4 tsp. pepper 1\/3 cup dry white wine 1 cup half and half 1\/4 cup heavy cream 1 1\/2 Tb. salt 1 lb. dry penne pasta 1\/2 cup parmesan cheese &nbsp; Preheat oven to 350\u00c2\u00b0. Toast the nuts on a baking sheet for 5-7 minutes; cool, chop, and set aside. Cook the asparagus in a stock pot in boiling water; uncovered over medium-high heat until tender about&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=14292\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[88],"class_list":["post-14292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meat-free","tag-pasta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14292"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14295,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14292\/revisions\/14295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}