Elevate your mid-week pasta dinner with this simple yet luxurious recipe, starring M&S truffle soft cheese and best-in-season purple asparagus. This Truffled Asparagus Tagliatelle recipe is a guaranteed win!

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• Olive oil, for cooking
• 110g asparagus, stalks trimmed
• 320g dried tagliatelle pasta
• 250g M&S truffle soft cheese
• 40g rocket, to serve

Method:

1. Heat a saucepan of salted water over a medium heat.
2. Place a medium-sized frying pan on the hob over a medium heat and add the olive oil and prepped asparagus. Gently pan fry until tender, then remove from the pan.
3. Once the water is boiling, add the pasta and cook for 8 minutes, until al dente.
4. While the pasta is cooking, add the truffle soft cheese and 2 tbsp of the pasta cooking water to the frying pan used for the asparagus. Bring to a simmer over a medium heat for about 1 minute.
5. Once the pasta has cooked, drain and add to the frying pan with the cream cheese sauce. Mix and season to taste with salt and pepper.
6. Serve topped with rocket and asparagus.

Five Ingredient Truffled Asparagus Tagliatelle Recipe from M&S