Penne with Broccoli
Penne with Broccoli is a lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. This main course has 502 calories, 17g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. For 98 cents per serving, this recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Lemon Sugar requires broccoli, shredded mozzarella cheese, garlic, and red pepper flakes. 179 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a tremendous spoonacular score of 93%. Penne And Broccoli, Penne with Broccoli, and Penne with Broccoli are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 6
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
2 pounds of fresh broccoli, cleaned and chopped
1 pound box of Farfalle pasta (or substitute your favorite. We used Penne today.)
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped (I've used garlic powder before, works just as well)
Fresh Ground Pepper
1/4 cup good quality olive oil
1 cup reserved pasta water
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Salt
2/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or grated Parmesan (according to preference)
3 generous Tablespoons of unsalted butter
Equipment:
pot
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
In a large pasta pot, boil pasta in salted, boiling water until 5 minutes before it's done. Add the broccoli into your pasta water at the 5 minute mark. (If you're cooking pasta that takes 10 minutes to al dente, add your broccoli after it's been cooking for 5 minutes.) Once pasta is cooked to your liking, drain pasta and broccoli, saving 1 cup of the pasta water for your sauce.While your pasta and broccoli are cooking, heat olive oil and butter in a large saute pan. Once butter is melted, add garlic and red pepper flakes. Take care not to burn the spices - if the pan starts to get too hot, turn it off. Add the drained pasta and broccoli and the reserved pasta water to the saute pan. Toss so the sauce covers all of the pasta noodles. Sprinkle with pepper and salt if desired, and garnish with shredded cheese.Enjoy!
Step by step:
1. In a large pasta pot, boil pasta in salted, boiling water until 5 minutes before it's done.
2. Add the broccoli into your pasta water at the 5 minute mark. (If you're cooking pasta that takes 10 minutes to al dente, add your broccoli after it's been cooking for 5 minutes.) Once pasta is cooked to your liking, drain pasta and broccoli, saving 1 cup of the pasta water for your sauce.While your pasta and broccoli are cooking, heat olive oil and butter in a large saute pan. Once butter is melted, add garlic and red pepper flakes. Take care not to burn the spices - if the pan starts to get too hot, turn it off.
3. Add the drained pasta and broccoli and the reserved pasta water to the saute pan. Toss so the sauce covers all of the pasta noodles. Sprinkle with pepper and salt if desired, and garnish with shredded cheese.Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
covered percent of daily need
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