🌱 Tagliolini al Limone con Spargel & Erbse

Lemon tagliolini with asparagus & peas – fresh, elegant & affordable!

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✨ Fresh, zesty & under $10/€10 for two! This lemony tagliolini with spargel & peas is your new favorite spring dinner. #EasyFancyFood 🍋🌱🍝

🛒 Shopping List for 2 (Los Angeles)

• Asparagus – 200 g / ~7 oz → $2.35
• Tagliolini (or linguine) – 150 g / ~5.3 oz → $0.52
• Frozen peas – 100 g / ~3.5 oz → $0.98
• Lemon – ½ medium → $0.35
• Parmesan cheese – 20 g / ~0.7 oz → $0.35
• Butter, olive oil, garlic – pantry staples → $0.45
• Optional: 2 glasses of white wine (400 ml / ~13.5 fl oz) → $5.50

✅ Total Price (Dinner for 2):

Without wine → $5.00
With wine → ~$10.50

🛒 Shopping List (Berlin, 2025 prices)

• 200 g fresh asparagus – €1.60
• 150 g tagliolini – €0.45
• 100 g frozen peas – €0.30
• ½ lemon – €0.25
• 20 g Parmesan – €0.30
• Garlic, olive oil, butter – €0.40 (staples)
• Optional: White wine (2 glasses) – €5.00

Dinner for 2 = €3.30 (or ~€8.30 with wine)

👩‍🍳 Quick Instructions

  1. Boil tagliolini, reserve 100 ml pasta water.
  2. Sauté garlic in butter + olive oil, add asparagus (3–4 min), then peas (1 min).
  3. Add pasta, lemon zest + juice, Parmesan, pasta water – toss well.
  4. Season & finish with chili, herbs & more Parmesan. Serve warm.

⏱️ Ready in 20 min
🥂 Perfect with a chilled glass of Pinot Grigio 

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