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Pasta With Broccoli Recipe
5 from 93 votes

Pasta With Broccoli Recipe

This Pasta With Broccoli combines tender broccoli florets cooked and broken down into a flavorful base with garlic and optional chili pepper. The broccoli is partly blended with Parmesan cheese to create a creamy sauce that coats the pasta, providing a balanced texture between chunky and smooth. This dish is practical for making use of fresh broccoli and offers a comforting option for a vegetable-enriched pasta meal.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 562 kcal
Course: Others
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 1 broccoli depending on size, 2 heads
  • 3 Tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 250 g pasta I used Tagliatelle (2 1/2 cup)
  • red chilli pepper optional
  • 20 g Parmesan Cheese 1/4 cup
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste

Instructions

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  1. With a small knife, remove the leathery lower part of the stalk and divide into florets of the same size.
  2. Wash the broccoli under cold running water to remove impurities; Boil large pot of salted water and cook the broccoli for 10 minutes.*
  3. Meanwhile, cut the garlic into rounds and brown it in a large skillet with extra virgin olive oil. Add chilli pepper if you like.
  4. When the broccoli has softened, transfer it to the pan with the garlic.
  5. Let the broccoli cook on low heat for about 10 minutes. Break apart the broccoli with a spatula into tiny pieces. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  6. In the same pot where we cooked the broccoli, we cook the pasta.
  7. While the pasta is cooking, blend half of the broccoli and add parmesan cheese and 1 or 2 tablespoons of cooking water to smooth out the mixture.
  8. Drain the pasta slightly al dente and transfer it to the pan with the broccoli. Remember to save half a cup of pasta cooking water.
  9. Toss the pasta with the broccoli and add the broccoli creamy sauce that you prepared earlier and half a cup of the pasta cooking water.
  10. Mix well, and serve hot.

Notes

  • Cook the pasta in the same salted water used for the broccoli to conserve flavor and water.
  • Test pasta for doneness about two minutes before package instructions to ensure al dente texture.