One pot pasta with broccoli
15 min
One pot pasta with broccoli. This is a pasta recipe with broccoli that originated in Puglia and Calabria, it's easy, fast and cheap - as well as very tasty!
2 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 6 anchovy fillets, roughly chopped (optional)
- 2 small dried red chillies, chopped, or 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 1 large head broccoli, cut into small florets
- 360g penne rigate
- grated Parmesan cheese, to serve
Method
Prep:5min ›
Cook:10min ›
Ready in:15min
- In a large frying pan heat the olive oil and add the anchovies (if using), chillies and garlic. Cook on a low heat for about 5 minutes and remove the garlic as soon as it becomes golden.
- In the meantime, cook the broccoli in a large pan full of boiling salted water for approximately 6 minutes, then add the pasta to the broccoli and cook until al dente. Drain well.
- Add the drained pasta and broccoli to the frying pan containing the flavoured oil and anchovies and mix gently to coat well.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan and serve!
