Pasta Con Broccoli Recipe
This pasta con broccoli recipe is easy to make and full of healthy ingredients. So good with lots of garlic.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pasta, penne, fusilli and rigatoni work well
- 3 cups broccoli spears, 1 bunch or equivalent amount of frozen broccoli spears
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
- 1/4 cup lemon juice, usually about the juice of 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 cup chicken stock, or vegetable stock
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 1 sweet red pepper, diced, or 1 medium tomato, diced
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to directions in large pot of salted water. Cook until just under done, or al dente (about 10 minutes). Stir in broccoli. Let stand for under a minute and drain. Empty into a bowl and set aside.
- Melt the butter in the same pot. Add the garlic and onion, and cook over medium heat, for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are golden. Add lemon juice and cook, stirring, until lemon juice is almost evaporated.
- Sprinkle flour over the onion mixture and cook for 1/2 minute. Gradually add stock, stirring, then milk and lemon rind. Add salt and pepper and red pepper. Cook for about 3 minutes, until sauce begins to thicken.
- Add drained pasta and broccoli. Continue to cook until pasta is hot and the sauce has thickened. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 14gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 788mgPotassium: 1199mgFiber: 6gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 2692IUVitamin C: 158mgCalcium: 332mgIron: 3mg
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