Asparagus Cream Cheese Fettuccini - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 ounces frozen asparagus
1 (350 g) package fresh pasta (fettucini)
4 ounces cream cheese with garlic and herbs
1 tablespoon old mustard
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

Preparation

Cut the asparagus in 3 pieces each. In a large saucepan with boiling salted water, cook pasta 2 minutes. Add asparagus and keep cooking for 3 minutes or until pasta are al dente. Drain but keep 2/3 cup of the cooking water. Put the pasta and asparagus back in the saucepan.
In a little bowl, with a whisk, stir cream cheese, mustard and cooking water. Pour on the pasta and stir well. Garnish each serving with toasted pine nuts and serve now.