Fettuccine Primavera

• quarts water↗6 quarts
• tablespoons salt↗2 tablespoons
• asparagus, tough ends trimmed and finely diced, except for tips, which should be left whole↗6
• broccoli floret, a small head worth, cut into very small florets↗1⁄2 lb

  Original recipe discards stems, but I dice those up too

• olive oil↗2 tablespoons
• butter↗3 tablespoons
• large sweet onion, finely diced↗1
• medium carrots, peeled and diced↗2
• fresh peas or 3/4 cup thawed frozen peas↗3⁄4 cup
• kosher salt↗
• fresh ground black pepper↗
• fresh fettuccine or 12 ounces dry fettuccine↗1 lb
• heavy cream or 1 cup half & half light cream↗1 cup
• fresh basil leaves↗12

  I used half green and half purple!

• grated parmesan cheese1⁄2 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Be sure everything is cut about the same size so the dish has a nice uniform look.

2. 2

   Bring water and salt to a rolling boil.

3. 3

   Add asparagus and broccoli and cook for one minute; remove veggies and plunge into cold water to stop cooking.

4. 4

   Reserve vegetable cooking water for boiling pasta.

5. 5

   Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over med heat.

6. 6

   Add onion and carrots; cook, stirring, till soft, about 5 minutes.

7. 7

   Add blanched asparaguys and broccoli along with the frozen or fresh peas and S&P to taste.

8. 8

   Cook till all veggies are tender.

9. 9

   Return veg cooking water to a boil.

10. 10

    Add fettuccine and cook till tender.

11. 11

    While pasta is cooking, add cream to veggies and stir while simmering.

12. 12

    Drain pasta and add to veggies with basil leaves and cheese.

13. 13

    Serve this terrific dish while VERY HOT.