Garlic Pasta With Broccoli
20-minute Garlic Pasta with Broccoli is a quick family-friendly dinner made with shell pasta, broccoli and garlic. It's a recipe with a mild taste, 5 easy ingredients and quick preparation that makes a tasty side dish or meatless dinner.
Servings: 4
Calories: 585kcal
Equipment
- pasta strainer
Ingredients
- 12 oz medium pasta shells or other short pasta
- ½ head broccoli fresh or frozen
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 large garlic cloves crushed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- Over high heat, bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the pasta. Cook for the time according to the package instructions and your preference for pasta tenderness.
- When there are 7 minutes of cook time left, add the chopped broccoli to the pot of pasta. When broccoli and pasta are cooked, turn off the heat and drain, reserving about a cup of pasta water. Set the pasta and broccoli aside.
- Add the extra virgin olive oil to the same pot and cook the crushed garlic over medium heat in the oil for 2 minutes, stirring often. Turn off the heat and add the pasta, broccoli and reserved water back to the pot. Stir to combine.
- Season with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with parmesan cheese.
Notes
Storing: pasta with broccoli and garlic can be kept for up to 5 days in the fridge in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 5oz | Calories: 585kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Sodium: 322mg | Potassium: 444mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 474IU | Vitamin C: 69mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg
