Asparagus spaghetti with a fried egg

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Asparagus spaghetti with a fried egg - simple, cheap, delicious!

Despite what I said in my breakfast nachos post about sticking an egg on something and calling it breakfast, I’m not going to call this ‘breakfast spaghetti’ (although that does sound pretty amazing, and will definitely be added to my running list of recipes to make…). Nope, today I’m sticking with plain old ‘asparagus spaghetti with a fried egg’. Because sometimes, simple things are the best.

This is a super easy, no-frills recipe that comes together in about twenty minutes, but it’s just as satisfying as something that takes hours to prepare. Just whip up a quick batch of homemade basil and spinach pesto, add it to your spaghetti along with some garlicky asparagus, and serve it topped with an egg (a poached egg would work great too, if you’re not a fan of fried!).

Asparagus spaghetti with a fried egg - simple, cheap, delicious!

Egg and pasta might seem like an odd combination, but when you break that gooey yolk and it oozes through the spaghetti, you’ll understand. It makes the whole thing taste ridiculously luxurious, even though it probably cost less to make than a supermarket sandwich.

I used to be seriously against runny yolks, but now I can’t quite remember why. Just loooook!

Asparagus spaghetti with a fried egg - simple, cheap, delicious!

Pesto is such a good way of using up any limp greens you may have lingering in the back of the fridge (I know it’s not just me). I used up a massive handful of spinach in this pesto (you can just keep stuffing it into your food processor and it seems to disappear into thin air), but you can use other sorts of leafy greens too. It’s definitely preferable to eating spinach every day for a week in an attempt to use it all up!

Asparagus spaghetti with a fried egg - simple, cheap, delicious!

Asparagus spaghetti with a fried egg

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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories:
Author: Becca Heyes

Ingredients

  • 200 g spaghetti
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 150 g asparagus trimmed and cut into 1inch pieces
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • 4 tbsp fresh basil
  • 50 g fresh spinach
  • 2 tbsp vegetarian parmesan-style cheese finely grated
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

  • Boil the spaghetti until al dente, around 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan and add the asparagus. Cook over a fairly low heat for a few minutes, stirring regularly. Then add the garlic and cook for a little longer, until the asparagus is just tender but still has a bit of bite to it. Season with salt and black pepper.
  • While the asparagus is cooking, you can prepare the pesto. In a mini food processor, blitz together the pine nuts, basil, spinach and parmesan (depending on the size of the cup, you might need to add one handful of spinach at a time), and then add the olive oil. Blitz again, and adjust the consistency according to your preference (add a few extra nuts to thicken it up, or a dash more oil if you would like it to be thinner. In order to coat the pasta properly, it should be on the thin side).
  • When the pasta is ready, drain it and add the asparagus mixture and the pesto. Place over a very low heat, stirring constantly, to warm through the pesto. During this time, you can fry your eggs (I used the same frying pan as before to save on washing up).
  • When the pesto is hot, serve your spaghetti topped with the fried eggs.

Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.

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Asparagus spaghetti with a fried egg - simple, cheap, delicious!

If you love asparagus, check out this collection of asparagus recipes that Kiersten from Oh My Veggies put together for me while I was away!

50 delicious vegetarian asparagus recipes

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13 Comments

  1. Hey Becca,
    I wanted to ask if it okay to buy already prepared pesto instead of making one. I do not own a food processor so, it would be difficult for me to make one.

  2. Glad you’re not against runny eggs anymore! I love them. I honestly think I would stick an egg on just about anything. This looks wonderful as usual and is on my to make list.

  3. I have been making this for years, even had it last night, but without the pesto. That would be an amazing addition and will have to try it that way next time. Thanks for the recipe.

  4. While asparagus is not my most fav veg I really like the look of this dish, Thank you for the recipe.

  5. It makes me so sad that I used my asparagus up last night because I would love to have this for lunch today!