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Pasta Con Broccoli




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List of Ingredients




Pasta of Your Choice
Fresh Broccoli
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Garlic
Fresh Lemon Wedge (Optional)
Grated Cheese (Optional)

Recipe



Boil your water for the pasta. Wash your broccoli and cut/slice off the hard bottom and then again into bite-sized pieces. In a pot heat some olive oil on the lowest flame/heat you can. Thinly slice 3 cloves of garlic and add to the olive oil, heat for a few minutes. Add in your broccoli and continue to slowly cook with the pot top on. Shake the pot with the top on every 5-10 minutes or so in order to coat the broccoli with the olive oil/garlic mixture. You may need to add more olive oil ad you go along, but remember you are not frying the broccoli in the olive oil, rather, slowly steam/cooking it. Add salt and pepper as desired.

When your pasta water comes to a full rolling boil, add your pasta and cook according to directions on the box (usually 6-12 minutes depending on the shape and brand of pasta you use). In any case, make sure you cook it al dente (firm, not mushy and not raw).

To your pot where the broccoli is cooking, you can add a squeeze of lemon, but that is optional. Add a final drizzle of olive oil and add your pasta to the pot along with a tiny bit of the pasta water. Give it another good shake to coat the pasta and add grated cheese as desired. Serve hot or at room temperature.