Garlic Broccoli Pasta with Parmesan
Garlic Broccoli Pasta with Parmesan is a perfect meal, or side dish that requires just a few basic ingredients. It is a good choice for those who prefer to avoid creamy sauces in their pasta. The subtle garlic flavor , combined with peppery undertones, lime zest and slightly sharp nutty flavors of Parmesan all harmonize beautifully in this recipe.
Equipment
- 1 heavy bottom pan
- 1 spatula
- 1 Saucepan
Ingredients
1 cup = 250ml
- 1 cup fusilli pasta 100gm 100 gm
- 1 medium broccoli 300 gm
- 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
- 6 cloves garlic
- ½ tsp black pepper crushed
- 1/4 tsp red chili flakes
- 2.5-3 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 lime
- Water to boil pasta
- 1.5 tsp salt adjust
Instructions
Broccoli
- Cut broccoli into small floret. Trim off its edges.
- Rinse broccoli in water.
- Heat water and let it boil or reach boiling point. Add salt and put off the flame. Steep the florets for 15 minutes in this hot water.
Pasta
- Firstly, heat water in a pan and let it come to a rolling boil.
- Now add fusilli pasta and ½ tsp salt.
- Boil the pasta till al dente. Drain and drizzle ½ tbsp olive oil so that the pasta doesn’t stick to one another. Reserve a few tablespoons of water in which pasta was boiled, for later. Must read details above in this post and also the tips given below.
Garlic
- Crush/mince/grate garlic with a garlic press or grater.
Lime
- Zest the lime
How to make Broccoli Pasta with Parmesan
- Now take 2 tbsp olive oil in a flat bottom pan and heat it.
- Add crushed garlic and sauté it until fragrant.
- When it turns light pink, add broccoli and ¼ tsp salt. Toss and sauté over medium heat till broccoli softens a bit.
- Now add the pasta, red chili flakes, crushed black pepper powder and zest . Stir so that the spices are incorporated uniformly with the pasta. Add around ¼ tsp salt if needed and another ½ tbsp oil.
- Sprinkle a tbsp of parmesan cheese, and around two tablespoons of water. Turn the flame to low. Cover and cook for 2 minutes. This step will enhance the silkiness of pasta since we are not using any sauces in this recipe.
- Lastly add 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese. You may add more if you wish.
- Serve hot or cold.
What to serve with
- You can serve it with grilled meat such as Roasted Chicken Drumsticks , Dinner Buns or Zaater Cheese Manakish or Carrot Tomato Soup. Serve some drinks alongside such as Pineapple Mint drink , Pineapple Virgin Mojito