Cheesy Broccoli Pasta
Delicious, nutritious and extremely easy to make, this cheesy broccoli pasta will be your new favourite midweek meal.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 2 cups San Remo Penne pasta
- 1 head broccoli
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves finely sliced
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1/2 tsp flakey sea salt
- 1/2 cup pecorino romano grated
- 1/2 lemon
- 1 cup pasta water
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to boil. Cut the broccoli into small pieces, including the stem, and cook in the water for 5 minutes.
- While the broccoli is cooking, bring the olive oil to heat in a large fry pan. Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 3 minutes on a low heat or until fragrant and translucent. Transfer the broccoli to the pan with 1 cup of broccoli water and cook for 10 minutes on a low - medium heat. Reserve the broccoli water in the pot.
- While the broccoli continues to cook, cook your pasta. Add San Remo penne pasta to the pot of broccoli water. Drain your pasta 2 minutes before the suggested cooking time (10 minutes) as it will continue to cook when it’s stirred through the sauce. Reserve 1/2 - 1 cup of pasta water.
- With a potato masher, mash the softened broccoli to a texture of your liking. Add the pasta, pecorino romano and salt and pepper to the pan with the broccoli. Slowly incorporate the pasta water and stir through on a low heat until you have a smooth and silky texture. Take off the heat and finish off with a squeeze of lemon and sprinkling of chili flakes.
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