Broccoli Pasta With Garlic & Lemon
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
5 qt salted water1 lg bunch fresh brocoli, stem peeled and thinly sliced, florets broken into bite sized piecesSaute: 2T good olice oil1 med onion, 1/2 inch dice6 lg garlic cloves, rough choppedsalt adn pepper to taste1/4 t hot red pepper flakes, or to taste1/3 C water5-6 thin slices of salami, or Soppressata, Proscuitto, etc.1 heaping T tomato paste1/4 C tight packed cup of fresh basil. Could sub dried basil or another herb like rosemary, sage, thyme, etc.1 lb penne or rotini pasta1/2 C pasta cooking waterJuice from 1/2 lemon
1. Start the pasta water boiling and prepare broccoli.
2. Film 12-inch skillet with oil and heat at med-hi. Add onion, garlic, hot pepper flakes, and 1/3 C water. Bring to simmer, cover, cook for about 4 min, then uncover, raise heat and cook off the water.
3. Add salami, tomato paste, and basil. Saute about 1 minute, till fragrant. Off heat, cover, and set aside.
4. Once water is boiling, add pasta and set timer for 5 minutes. At 5 minutes, stir broccoli into the boiling water, and continue boiling till firm, approx 5 minutes. Scoop out 1/2 pasta water to save and drain.
5. Heat contents of the skillet back to a boil, taste and season, then add pasta/broccoli mixture and stir to coat. Off heat, sprinkle with lemon. Serve hot.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TAMIAM88.
2. Film 12-inch skillet with oil and heat at med-hi. Add onion, garlic, hot pepper flakes, and 1/3 C water. Bring to simmer, cover, cook for about 4 min, then uncover, raise heat and cook off the water.
3. Add salami, tomato paste, and basil. Saute about 1 minute, till fragrant. Off heat, cover, and set aside.
4. Once water is boiling, add pasta and set timer for 5 minutes. At 5 minutes, stir broccoli into the boiling water, and continue boiling till firm, approx 5 minutes. Scoop out 1/2 pasta water to save and drain.
5. Heat contents of the skillet back to a boil, taste and season, then add pasta/broccoli mixture and stir to coat. Off heat, sprinkle with lemon. Serve hot.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TAMIAM88.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 397.6
- Total Fat: 9.8 g
- Cholesterol: 11.5 mg
- Sodium: 311.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 66.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
- Protein: 17.0 g
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