Baby Portobello and Orecchiette Primavera

🥘 Ingredients

• Tuscan Heat Spice
  1 unit
• asparagus
  1 bunch
• bell pepper
  1 unit
• garlic
  2 cloves
• ice
  1 unit
• mushrooms
  8 oz
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• orecchiette pasta
  8 oz
• parmesan cheese
  ¼ cup
• pepper
  1 unit
• salt
  1 unit
• sour cream
  3 tbsp
• water
  1 unit
• yellow onion
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• large bowl
• slotted spoon
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Halve, peel, and dice yellow onion . Mince or grate garlic . Trim, then thinly slice mushrooms . Trim woody bottom ends from asparagus , then cut into 1-inch pieces. Core, seed, and remove white ribs from bell pepper , then cut into 1-inch squares.

   water: 1 unit, yellow onion: 1 unit, garlic: 2 cloves, mushrooms: 8 oz, asparagus: 1 bunch, bell pepper: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   Fill a large bowl with ice water. Once water in pot is boiling, add asparagus. Cook until bright green but still crisp, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Using a slotted spoon , transfer to bowl with ice water. Add orecchiette pasta to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, ⏱️ 10 minutes . Reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water, then drain.

   ice: 1 unit, orecchiette pasta: 8 oz
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook, tossing, until tender and a few shades darker, ⏱️ 4 minutes . Season with salt and pepper . Remove from pan and set aside.

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, salt: 1 unit, pepper: 1 unit
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and cook, tossing, until lightly browned, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Lower heat to medium and add onions. Cook, tossing, until onion is softened, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Stir in garlic and 1 tsp Tuscan Heat Spice . Cook until fragrant, about ⏱️ 30 seconds . Season with salt and pepper.

   Tuscan Heat Spice: 1 unit
5. 

   5

   Drain ice water from asparagus. Add asparagus to pan along with orecchiette, mushrooms, sour cream , and 1 TBSP pasta cooking water. Stir in parmesan cheese . Toss until well combined and a thick sauce has formed, ⏱️ 1 minute . Season with salt and pepper. Add more pasta cooking water to loosen if sauce is thick.

   sour cream: 3 tbsp, parmesan cheese: ¼ cup
6. 

   6

   Divide pasta mixture between plates or bowls and serve.