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Michael's
Famous Pasta with Fresh Broccoli - Featured on WHAI
- 1 Large pot salted water
- 1 Large bunch of broccoli, cleaned and speared
- 3 Cloves garlic, chopped
- 3-4 Tbls. Virgin olive oil
- 1 lb. Ziti or rigatoni pasta
- 1/4 tsp. Red pepper flakes
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Grated parmesan or romano cheese to taste
Boil broccoli for 5 minutes. Remove broccoli from water, and reserve salted water for pasta. Set aside 1 cup of broccoli water before adding pasta.
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Directions continued
Run broccoli under cold water to stop cooking and set color.
In a small frying pan or saute pan, saut˙ garlic in olive oil until lightly golden. Immediately add 1 cup of reserved broccoli water, broccoli, and red pepper flakes. Saut˙ until heated through. Boil pasta while broccoli is heating.
Cook pasta until al dente, about 8-10 minutes, and drain. Put pasta in favorite bowl, add broccoli mixture to pasta. Add salt and pepper to taste and toss. Pass the parmesan or romano cheese.
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