- prep: 10 min
- cook: 20 min
- total: 30 min
Summary
When I think of springtime, asparagus comes to mind. This pasta dish is a wonderful blend of tender, crisp, colorful vegetables and a creamy Parmesan cheese sauce. —Darlene Brenden, Salem, Oregon
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked gemelli or spiral pasta
- 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 3 medium carrots, shredded
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 121 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 11 g 16.64%
- Saturated Fat: 6 g 28.81%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 28 mg 9.45%
- Sodium: 128 mg 5.34%
- Calcium: 75 mg 7.55%
- Potassium: 150 mg 4.29%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 1.09%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 3 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 2.48%
- Sugar: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 15.46%
- Vitamin C 11.54%
- Vitamin D 3.5%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat2
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq