Really Quick Broccoli Pasta

Short pasta, broccoli, lemon, and cheese come together in a bright, saucy weeknight meal.
By Cookin' KitchenUpdated
- Total: 15 minutes
- Servings: 4 servings
Recipe
Really Quick Broccoli Pasta
Short pasta, broccoli, lemon, and cheese come together in a bright, saucy weeknight meal.
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- Prep
- 5 minutes
- Cook
- 10 minutes
- Total
- 15 minutes
- Servings
- 4
Ingredients
For 4 servings
Pasta and broccoli
Pasta sauce
To serve
Instructions
Step 1: Bring a large pot of water to a boil with 2 tsp salt. Add the pasta.
Step 2: While the pasta cooks, chop the broccoli into small florets.
Step 3: Add the broccoli to the pasta water 1 to 2 minutes before the pasta is cooked.

Step 4: Put the sauce ingredients in a lidded jar.
Step 5: Just before draining, scoop out 1 cup of pasta cooking water. Drain the pasta and return it to the same pot, with the stove turned off.
Step 6: Add 1/2 cup of the pasta water to the sauce jar and shake well.
Step 7: Pour the sauce into the pot with the pasta and add the shredded cheese.
Step 8: Stir vigorously, adding more pasta water if needed. Add more salt and pepper if needed. Serve immediately, garnished with Parmesan.
Notes
Use any short pasta. For the melting cheese, cheddar, Monterey Jack, Gruyère, Swiss, or mozzarella are options; mozzarella may need more salt. Lemon is optional, and the amount can be increased for a stronger lemon flavor.
The recipe serves 4 as a main or 6 to 8 as a side.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 634 kcal
- Fat
- 29 g
- Saturated fat
- 9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 71 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
- Protein
- 23 g
- Sodium
- 768 mg
- Cholesterol
- 31 mg
Estimated values; they will vary with the exact ingredients and brands you use.
About this recipe
This saucy broccoli pasta pairs short pasta and tender broccoli with a lemony, cheesy sauce. It works as a main meal or as a vegetable-and-carb side.

Reserve pasta water before draining. A little goes into the sauce, and the rest can help loosen the pasta as you toss everything together.




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