Simple Spring Vegetables With Pasta
- 3/4 pound green beans, tipped and tailed
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 1/2 pound cremini mushrooms, trimmed and sliced across 1/4 inch thick
- 1/4 cup dried mushrooms (porcini are ideal)
- 1/2 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed and strings removed
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound gluten-free spaghettini, capellini, or other thin pasta, cooked
- Bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a large saucepan.
- Add the beans.
- Cook until tender enough to be split with a fork, 8 to 10 minutes (cooking time will vary depending on the age of the beans).
- Drain.
- Set aside.
- Pour the oil into a 10- to 12-inch skillet over medium heat.
- Add the onion.
- Cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the fresh mushrooms and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes.
- Set aside.
- Place the dried mushrooms in a 2-cup glass measure with 1/2 cup water.
- Cover tightly with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 3 minutes.
- Drain.
- With scissors, cut the dried mushrooms into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Add with the snap peas to the onion-mushroom mixture and cook over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- When the snap peas are almost cooked through, add the cooked string beans.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Toss with the pasta.
green beans, olive oil, onion, mushrooms, mushrooms, sugar, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, spaghettini
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/simple-spring-vegetables-with-pasta (may not work)