Broccolispaghetti Recipes

SPAGHETTI AND BROCCOLI AGLIO OLIO

Steps:

• Add the broccoli florets to a large pot of boiling, salted water and cook until al dente, 3 to 4 minutes. Prepare a bowl of ice water. Remove the florets from the pot, reserving the cooking water. Stop the cooking process by shocking them in the ice water. Remove the florets and pat dry.
• Add the spaghetti in the same pot of water. Cook until al dente, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the oil, sliced broccoli stems, red pepper flakes and garlic to a large skillet over medium-low heat and sprinkle with salt. Cook until the garlic is lightly toasted and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Add the florets, toss to coat and warm through.
• Drain the pasta in a colander set in the sink, and add the pasta to the skillet. Increase the heat to medium-high. Toss the ingredients and adjust the seasoning if needed. Transfer the pasta to a large serving bowl. Squeeze the lemon juice over the top and sprinkle with the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Serve.

GARLIC OIL SAUTEED PASTA WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil, garlic, and pepper flakes over medium heat until fragrant. Once the garlic has turned golden in color, remove it from the pan. You are left with garlic-infused oil in the pan. Add the broccoli to the pan.
• Cook's Note: Be sure the broccoli is completely dry before tossing it into the pan.
• Toss the broccoli to coat with the oil. Season with salt and pepper and saute over medium heat until the broccoli barely loses some of its crunch, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat up to high and deglaze the pan with the red wine vinegar. Add a few tablespoons of water, if needed.
• Cook's Note: Use pasta water if the pasta was made fresh.
• Add in the pasta and toss to coat with the oil. Top with Parmesan cheese for serving.

PASTA WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute garlic in oil until tender. Add the water, pasta and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Add the broccoli; cook 4-5 minutes longer or until pasta and broccoli are tender. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl. Season with salt and pepper; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

BROCCOLI SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Chop the broccoli fine and add it to a sauce pan.
• Add garlic, olive oil, pepper and the water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes.
• Break up the broccoli as it cooks so that the end result is a mushy, slightly chunky green sauce.
• You may need to add more water or oil to keep it at a 'wet', pourable consistency if the liquid evaporates too quickly. You basically want it to be the thickness of a tomato pasta sauce. Add salt to taste; I only add the salt at the end, because if you do so earlier on, the saltiness may become more intense when the mixture reduces.
• Serve over cooked spaghetti. Sprinkle with parm if desired.

BROCCOLI SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a large pan, cook bacon slices till crisp, drain and then crumble. (I find that if I cut the bacon up into small pieces prior to cooking, then you don't have to worry about crumbling hot bacon.).
• Return bacon to pan after crumbling, and add onion and garlic.
• Cook over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in spaghetti sauce and heat to boiling. Continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
• Add broccoli florets to spaghetti noodles for the last 2 minutes of cooking time. Drain pasta and broccoli. Toss well with the sauce, and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

SKILLET BROCCOLI SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Thinly slice the garlic and transfer to a large (12-inch) skillet with high sides. Cut the florets off the broccoli, keeping as much of the branch connected to the trunk as possible. Peel the trunk and cut the trunk and branches into 1/2-inch pieces. Transfer to the skillet. Roughly chop the florets so even the biggest pieces fit on a soup spoon. Leave the florets on the cutting board.
• To the skillet, add the butter and anchovies, and set over medium-high. Cook, smashing the anchovies and stirring the butter, until the garlic and broccoli are softened, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the spaghetti, the florets and any broccoli bits on the board, 2 teaspoons salt and the red-pepper flakes. Pour over 5 cups water. Bring to a boil over high, then cook, tossing often with tongs, until the spaghetti is al dente, 8 to 12 minutes. If the pasta is looking dry, add more water. Eat with grated Parmesan, if using.

CHICKEN SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with water and add garlic salt; bring to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• While the pasta is cooking, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add to the pasta.
• Add condensed soup, broccoli, Cheddar cheese, cooked chicken, milk, salt, and pepper to the pasta-onion mixture; mix to combine and transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle onions on top and bake another 5 minutes.