Lemon garlic asparagus pasta
Recipe courtesy of: https://www.budgetbytes.com/lemon-garlic-asparagus-pasta/ Serves 3. Ingredients: Ingredients ▢ 8 oz. pasta (uncooked, $0.59*) ▢ 1 bunch asparagus (about 1 lb., $3.67) ▢ 2 Tbsp butter ($0.26) ▢ 2 garlic cloves (minced, $0.08) ▢ 1 lemon ($0.68**) ▢ salt (to taste, $0.02) ▢ black pepper (to taste, (freshly cracked) $0.03) Instructions Bring a pot of water to a boil for the pasta. Once boiling, add the pasta and continue to boil until the pasta is tender. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the starchy cooking water, then drain the pasta and set it aside. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the asparagus. Remove the bottom 1/2 to 1-inch of the stems, or just the part that is tough and woody. Chop the remaining asparagus into 1-inch pieces. Place the asparagus in a large skillet and add about 1/2 inch water. Place a lid on the skillet and bring the water up to a...