For whatever reason, I do not cook with broccoli. In fact, the last recipe I posted on my blog that included broccoli was in 2012!
I don’t exactly love broccoli, but I started feeling bad about my lack of broccoli in my cooking. So. Here’s a simple but delicious pasta recipe that comes together fast enough for busy weeknights!
This recipe is basically Pasta al Limone with broccoli thrown in. (I love pasta and lemons together. I’ve made Spinach Lemon Ricotta Pasta, Squash Ribbon Pasta with Lemon Herb Cream Sauce, Creamy Lemon Pasta with Vegetables, Linguine with Lemon Sauce, Spring Vegetable Penne with Lemon-Cream Sauce… are you sensing a theme here?)
Ingredients:
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 head of broccoli, cut into florets
- 16 ounces long pasta, like spaghetti or fettuccine
- 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- the zest and juice of 3 lemons
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano, plus more for serving
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
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