Really Quick Broccoli Pasta
A delicious and fast recipe for Really Quick Broccoli Pasta, perfect for a quick meal.
Equipment
- large pot
- jar with lid
Ingredients
Pasta and Broccoli
- 350 g dried short pasta I used small shells
- 2 broccoli heads BIG!
- 1 cup shredded cheese or more!
Pasta Sauce
- 2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice or more!
- 5 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ⅓ cup parmesan finely grated
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon mixed dried herbs or fresh!
- 0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes add more if you want spicy!
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon pepper
Serving
- more parmesan
Instructions
Cooking Steps
- Boil a large pot of water with 2 teaspoon salt, add pasta.
- Chop broccoli into small florets.
- Add broccoli into water 1 – 2 minutes before pasta is cooked.
- Place sauce ingredients in a jar with lid.
- Scoop out 1 cup pasta cooking water just before draining. Then drain and return pasta back into the same pot on turned off stove.
- Add ½ cup pasta water to pasta sauce jar, shake well.
- Pour sauce and add cheese into pot with pasta.
- Stir vigorously, adding more pasta water if required. Add more salt and pepper if required. Serve immediately, garnished with parmesan.
Notes
This recipe will serve 4 as a main or 6 to 8 as a side. Feel free to adjust ingredient quantities based on preferences.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 634kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 23gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 768mgPotassium: 609mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1270IUVitamin C: 116.2mgCalcium: 347mgIron: 2.4mg
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