Asparagus & Parmesan Pasta with a Fried Egg
Happy Monday! I’m *really* hoping you like eggs as much as I like eggs, because I’m not going to sugarcoat it: this week is all about the egg recipes.
I didn’t plan on having an egg-themed week, but I guess I’ve been craving eggs at breakfast, lunch and dinner lately, so it just happened.
Today we’ve got a pasta-with-an-egg-on-top situation, there’s an omelet tomorrow, and Thursday . . . well, something crazy is happening with an egg on Thursday. You’ll see.
When Door to Door Organics (DTDO) asked me to create a recipe inspired by the theme “Going Green for Earth Day,” I knew I wanted to create a pasta with lots of green elements. Step one was to order all of my ingredients from the DTDO website, and then sit back and wait for them to arrive on my doorstep.
I was able to order every single ingredient for this Asparagus & Parmesan Pasta with a Fried Egg from the online store.
From there, it was just a matter of cooking up the strozzapreti pasta (penne works well here, too), then tossing it with sauteed leeks (green!), asparagus (green!), lemon juice (always and forever), fresh thyme (green!) local cream, lots of Parmesan cheese, and a pinch of red pepper flakes for spice.
You could stop there, but come on. Put an egg on it. You know you want to.
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Asparagus & Parmesan Pasta with a Fried Egg
Ingredients
- Kosher salt, for cooking pasta
- 8 ounces strozzapretti or penne pasta
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 large leek (white and light green parts only), thinly sliced
- 1 bunch asparagus, cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 4 eggs
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper, for seasoning eggs
Instructions
- In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water, then drain pasta and return to pot.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add leek and asparagus; cook 4 to 6 minutes or until asparagus is tender-crisp, stirring occasionally. Stir in thyme; cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
- Add asparagus mixture to cooked pasta. Add cream, Parmesan cheese, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, and 1/4 cup reserved pasta cooking water. Toss to combine, then cover and keep warm over very low heat.
- Wipe out large nonstick skillet and return to stovetop over medium-high heat. Place remaining 1 tablespoon oil in skillet, then crack in eggs. Season eggs with salt and pepper; cook 4 to 5 minutes or until whites are cooked through but yolks remain soft (or to your desired doneness).
- Re-toss pasta; add additional reserved pasta cooking water if sauce has become too thick. Divide pasta between 4 pasta bowls and top each bowl with a fried egg.
MORE GREAT PASTA RECIPES:
- One Pan Sausage & Tortellini – my family eats this on repeat all winter!
- Rigatoni Bolognese – a restaurant quality pasta right at home.
- Creamy Salmon Pasta – one of the most popular recipes on this site!
- Salmon Pesto Pasta – an herby twist on salmon pasta.
- Garlicky Greek Yogurt Pasta with Sautéed Lentils & Chickpeas – great for Meatless Monday.
- Mushroom & Lentil Ragu – a hearty vegetarian sauce over spaghetti.
- Minestrone Pasta Sauté with Ricotta – perfect for a cold winter night.
- Butternut Squash Noodles – a healthier take on pasta.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Door to Door Organics. Sponsored posts help me pay for the costs associated with this blog (groceries…lots of groceries), and help support me as I pursue a career in recipe development and food photography. All opinions are 100% my own.
Totally irresistible, Lori! Love a new recipe for asparagus!!!
Thanks Liz! I’m so excited for asparagus to be in season again!
Oh yes, I would love this VERY much! Beautiful recipe!!
Thanks Jenny!
OMG I love the fried egg on top of this pasta dish!!! Pinned for later 🙂
I’m all about the “put an egg on it” strategy 😉
What a wonderful(ly) simple meal! I love using eggs to add protein to meals, but I’m woefully bad at frying them and having them look anywhere close to presentable. You should do a post sometime on how to fry the perfect egg, because yours looks flawless!
Oh, that’s a great idea! I should do a post on frying eggs, because it’s taken me awhile to get good at it!
This sounds delicious. These days I really don’t care for eggs for breakfast, but I love them on things at lunch and dinner. Go figure. anyway, this sounds like a recipe I should definitely try. (I’m on tenterhooks until Thursday…) 🙂
Eggs are just so versatile, but I don’t eat them for/with dinner that often. But after eating this pasta, I think that might change. A good source of protein in a meatless meal!
Anything with an egg on top and I am there. This recipe looks incredibly comforting and delicious.
Thanks Fabiola. I agree – put an egg on it, always!
I love pasta with a runny egg on top. And my kids think it’s totally gross. But I find it a more filling meal and it prevents me from overeating.
The kids might not understand it now, but I have a feeling they’ll be into it in the future 😉
I just visited Courtney’s blog and drooled over her asparagus salmon creamy pasta (your comment about the brownies totally made me laugh) and now I’m drooling over this. Damn, I’m making pasta for dinner tonight! And topping it with a fried egg because fried eggs make everything better.
Thanks Nancy! I hope your pasta dinner was awesome 🙂
It’s so lovely, I know what I’ll have for lunch tomorrow! Thanks for always inspiring us, Lori 🙂
My pleasure, Lily. Thanks so much for stopping by!
It’s no secret that I love DTDO — and this pasta!!! Yes, definitely put an egg on it! Looks phenomenal!
If I were better at planning ahead, I’m pretty sure I would order EVERYTHING from DTDO. But as it stands now, I seem to always forget one or two ingredients, and have to run to the store a few times a week, anyway. Life of a food blogger. It just never ends!
What an incredible recipe! And a fried egg too? Love it!
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Thanks so much, Liz!
Thanks so much, Liz!
I love on top of everything! Totally craving this right now, so much better than what I had for dinner!
Ba ha ha! That’s why I try not to look at any other food blogs in the evening, Milisa. Especially if what I had for my own dinner was kinda lame 😉
Oh, I’m all about pasta with a fried egg on top. And adding asparagus makes it a total winner. Pinned!
Thanks so much, Anita!
I would love a bowl of this pasta right now! Never put a fried egg ontop pasta before and definitely am inspired to after seeing this post.
Oh yes, definitely give the fried egg a try, Thalia. I bet you’ll love it!
This looks like a great quick dinner idea! And I could put an egg on anything – looks fabulous!
Thanks so much, Jeanine!
This sounds lovely. Going to give this a go. thanks for sharing this recipe.
Simon