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Tomato pesto pasta with asparagus

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Tomato pesto pasta with asparagus, from the video
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Ingredients
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  • 8–10 sticks asparagus
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Bring a pot of water to a boil for the pasta.
Boiling the pasta and trimming asparagusBoilingRead
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Break off the woody parts of the asparagus; keep the stalk ends for stock or soup.
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Cook the pasta to package instructions, stirring occasionally. Keep about half a cup of pasta water and strain out the rest.
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  • water
  • ¾–1 cup pasta
  • ½ cup pasta water
  • olive oil
Put the pan back on the heat with a drizzle of olive oil.
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Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of tomato pesto, then the pasta water, and cook another minute.
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  • 1–2 tbsp tomato pesto
  • fresh basil
Add the pasta, toss, and cook another minute. Finish with fresh basil.