Hi!

Ran across this searching for something else and remembered that you had requested the recipe on this site. I have not made it, but it is apparently from an executive chef at Noodles in Columbus. Got if off the website for the Fox channel in Columbus, channel45, I think (I don't live there).

Hope it is THE recipe!!! Good luck.

PENNE ROSA FOR THE HOME COOK
Serves 4-6
by Ross Kamens, Executive Chef for Noodles & Company

1 lb penne cooked al dente
1/4 cup of your favorite marinara
Spring onions sliced
2 cloves fresh garlic, chopped
Crushed chili flakes to taste
1/4 cup mushrooms, sautéed
2 Tbsp cream
Olive oil
Balsamic
Kosher salt to taste
1 bunch fresh Sweet Italian basil leaves, sliced
1 bunch of fresh asparagus
Shaved Asiago cheese

Cook pasta to al dente then chill in ice cold water. Drain, toss with olive oil and set aside.

Chop garlic, slice the onions and mushrooms, de-stem basil, slice and set aside.

Drizzle olive oil and balsamic on asparagus. Toss well. Grill lightly and set aside.

Heat a large sauté pan. Add the olive oil, garlic, mushrooms and spring onions. Stir well. Add tomato sauce when the mushrooms, garlic and onions are sizzling and lightly caramelized. Add salt and crushed chile flakes to taste. Add cream, then the pasta and toss to coat. Pour onto a platter. Finish with fresh sliced basil. Garnish with grilled asparagus spears and shaved Asiago cheese.

This recipe aired 01/31/07.