Pasta With Broccoli
https://easyhomemaderecipes.caWhether it's broccoli & pasta or Pasta with Broccoli, it's a great dish that combines your favorite pasta with a hearty vegetable. The best part is that this pasta dish will be on the dinner table in no time at all.Like pasta dishes with vegetables? Try my Pasta with Creamy Garlic and Mushroom, Pasta with Ricotta and Peas, my Pasta alla Norma, or Baked Feta and Tomato.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Olive Oil
- 1 head Broccoli chopped
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 ½ cups Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 clove Garlic
- salt and pepper
- 14 oz pasta rigatoni or short pasta
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
- 1 cup Pasta Water reserved
- 3 leaves basil chopped
Instructions
- (Optional) Lightly season cherry tomatoes with salt and pepper and a splash of olive oil. Bake in oven or toaster over for 25 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Set aside.1 ½ cups Cherry Tomatoes
- Wash and cut the stems off the broccoli. Cut broccoli and boil until tender and wilted.1 head Broccoli
- In a large skillet, sauté garlic in olive oil and butter.¼ cup Olive Oil, 1 clove Garlic, 1 tbsp Butter
- Add broccoli to skillet and cook covered.
- Boil pasta until it is al dente. Remember to salt water14 oz pasta
- Scoop pasta using a spider strainer and drop into into skillet with broccoli and continue cooking. Add a couple of scoops of pasta water to the skillet. Cook covered until it is tender enough to eat.1 cup Pasta Water
- Add grated parmesan cheese and roasted tomatoes.salt and pepper, ½ cup parmesan cheese
- Toss and serve with fresh cut basil.3 leaves basil
Notes
Top tip
Reserve some pasta cooking water to combine the final ingredients with the pasta. Use the pasta water to prevent the broccoli sauce from thickening and drying out. A spider strainer comes in handy to scoop up the pasta from the pot and transfer it into the skillet.Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 624kcalCarbohydrates: 87gProtein: 22gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 288mgPotassium: 840mgFiber: 8gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1425IUVitamin C: 149mgCalcium: 251mgIron: 3mg
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