🍝 Caramelized Fennel and Pea Pasta Recipe – A Seasonal Dish from Ingles Markets

Ingles Markets in Jasper is sharing a seasonal pasta recipe that celebrates simple, quality ingredients available at the store. The dish combines slow-cooked fennel with fresh peas and pantry staples into a glossy, buttery sauce-with plant-based and gluten-free options for home cooks looking to adapt it.

📍 The Recipe: What Goes Into It

The caramelized fennel and pea pasta serves four and centers on fennel bulbs cooked low and slow in Laura Lynn butter until they turn sweet, golden, and jammy. 🧈 Deep caramelized edges develop as the fennel deglazes with Dark Horse pinot grigio throughout the cooking process. The fennel is then tossed with Mueller’s spaghetti, bright Cascadian Farm organic frozen sweet peas, and nutty Laura Lynn Parmesan cheese to create a glossy, buttery sauce.

🍳 How to Make It

The cooking process takes about 30 minutes total. Fennel bulbs and stalks are thinly sliced, then cooked in melted Laura Lynn butter over high heat for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Every six minutes or so, dark spots that form on the pot bottom are deglazed with a splash of Dark Horse pinot grigio and scraped up to build flavor. 🍷 While the fennel cooks, pasta water is brought to a boil, and Mueller’s spaghetti is cooked for three minutes less than package directions, with Cascadian Farm sweet peas added for the final two minutes.

The fennel, pasta, and peas are combined with reserved pasta water and Laura Lynn Parmesan, then tossed for one to two minutes until the sauce coats the pasta evenly. The dish is served immediately, with the fennel fronds stirred in for a fresh, herbaceous finish.

✨ Flexibility for Different Diets

Ingles Markets notes that plant-based and gluten-free versions of the recipe are available, making it adaptable for households with different dietary needs. Home cooks can substitute plant-based butter and dairy-free Parmesan, or use gluten-free pasta, without losing the core flavors of the dish.

The recipe is a reminder that seasonal produce and quality store-brand ingredients can come together into a restaurant-quality meal at home. 🏪 For those interested in trying it, all the ingredients are available at Ingles Markets in Jasper.