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BROCCOLI PESTO PASTA RECIPE ( PENNE PASTA RECIPES)

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    broccoli+pesto+pasta

        I am not a big fan of broccoli. But Aj loves it. I make broccoli stir fry every week. When I saw this in the cook book, I wanted to give it a try.  I tried a bit after I finished making and just loved the taste a lot. It was lemony and tangy which I loved the most. Its very easy and made quickly as well. Try this healthy pesto for an alternate for the usual pesto. Here the weather is chilled and it rains Stormy Cloudeveryday and when ever I touch the camera, its becoming dark as if its 6 o’clock in the evening. Sigh. Yesterday also I was photographing something for the blog and until I prepare, it was bright, the moment I went to click, it started raining. I was praying it should not rain atleast until I finish, but no. Its going to be like this for a while here in SG as its the rainy season now!

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Ingredients 

Pasta (I used Penne) 1/2 cup
Broccoli cut into small florets 1/2 cup
Parmesan 2 tblsp
Lemon zest from a lemon
Lemon Juice from half of a lemon
Pine nuts 1 tblsp
Salt and pepper As needed
Red chilli flakes 1 tsp
Olive oil 1 or 2 tblsp

Method

  1. Boil water and cook pasta as pet the package instructions. Drain and keep aside. Scrap the lemon to gather lemon zest.2-broccoli
  2. Boil water with a tsp of salt and add the broccoli and boil for 4 minutes. Drain and keep aside.1-broccoli
  3. Mash it with potato masher or fork roughly and mix in the pine nuts, red chilli flakes and lemon zest. In a pan, place the pasta, add the prepared broccoli pesto. Squeeze the lemon over it.3-broccoli
  4. Mix well and  sprinkle salt and pepper as per your taste,drizzle olive oil and lastly spoon in the grated parmesan and mix well to coat the pasta.4-broccoli

                                       
                                               Yummy lemony broccoli pesto pasta is ready!
broccoli-pesto+pasta

Notes
  • No need to heat the the pasta after we add broccoli pesto.
  • Olive oil helps to bind the pesto and pasta.
  • The quantity given will serve 2 kids.

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Comments

  34. My kids love both broccoli and pesto and what a great idea to make a pesto with broccoli. Just a few days back I read this suggestion of blending regular pesto (storebought or home-made) with either spinach or broccoli as a way to get more veggies into kids. This sounds like another yummy alternative.

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  50. We Love broccoli in any form, this recipe sounds easy n delicious…sure going to try this!!
    I am also using this Extra Light Olive oil for baking, shallow frying n for regular cooking-cooking Olive oil 🙂
    Love your pics, looks very inviting!

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