I’ve been cooking a lot of pasta lately and I’ve decided to try new recipes to fight the pasta monotony (that is, the same 3 pasta recipes over and over again). And this lemon and broccoli pasta is one of my new additions. I found the recipe in Alissa’s Saenz blog Connoisseurus Veg. It is a simple straight forward pasta that can be put together in no time. And with just 3 ingredients + spices you have a beautiful meal.
The lemon juice and lemon zest give this pasta a nice kick to it. Feel free to add as much as you like. You can also spice it up with some red pepper flakes. I didn’t to it because I knew it would not fly with kids, but I’m sure they will give this pasta another layer of flavor.
A delicious pasta with just 3 ingredients + spices that can be put together in less than 30 min. A great week night meal!
Ingredients
Scale
1 lb short pasta
5 cups broccoli florets (1 large or 2 small crowns)
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
olive oil
salt
pepper
Instructions
Boil the pasta in a big pot with salted water according the package instructions. 1 minute before the cooking time is over, add the broccoli and let cook for 1 min.
Drain and rinse with cold water to stop cooking.
Sauté the garlic in a pan with olive oil until it’s golden brown and fragrant.
Stir in the pasta and broccoli and remove from heat.
Add lemon juice, lemon zest, pepper and salt if needed.
