The 8-ingredient quick and easy healthy Broccoli Pasta will amaze you! Fresh broccoli, garlic, and red pepper flakes are sautéed in extra virgin olive oil and smashed into a creamy sauce!
1 head broccoli
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
salt and pepper
12 ounces pasta
1 cup Parmesan cheese
Ingredient
Direction
Boil a large pot of salted water. Add broccoli and cook 5 minutes. Put cooked broccoli in a bowl. Save ½ cup of broccoli water.
1
Cook the olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, cooked broccoli, and reserved broccoli water in the skillet for 10 minutes until the broccoli is easily mashed.
2
Broccoli pasta-making process shots. Add pasta to broccoli water and cook until al dente.
3
Broccoli pasta-making process shots. Drain the pasta and add it to the skillet with the broccoli mash and parmesan.
4
Mix well and add pasta water if the sauce is too thick. Broccoli pasta-making process shots.
5
Serve with extra parmesan cheese on top and taste to adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper as needed.