This recipe is not only tasty but healthy too.A recipe which you can make anytime and anywhere.
"I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."Guess who said this?
Category : Veg
Duration : 20- 30 min
Servings : 1 - 2
Ingredients:
12 oz. pasta (penne, fusilli and rigatoni work well)
12 oz. pasta (penne, fusilli and rigatoni work well)
3 cups broccoli pieces (1 bunch) or equivalent amount of frozen broccoli spears
1 tablespoon butter
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
¼ cup lemon juice (usually about the juice of 1 lemon)
3 tablespoons flour
½ cup vegetables stock
2 ½ cups milk
1 sweet red pepper, dicedgrated Parmesan cheesesalt and pepper to taste
Procedure :
Procedure :
1.pasta according to directions in large pot of salted water. Cook until just under done, or al dente (about 10 minutes). Stir in broccoli. Let stand for under a minute and drain. Empty into a bowl and set aside.
2.Melt the butter in the same pot. Add the garlic and onion, and cook over medium heat, for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are golden. Add lemon juice and cook, stirring, until lemon juice is almost evaporated.
3.Sprinkle flour over the onion mixture and cook for ½ minute. Gradually add stock, stirring, then milk and lemon rind. Add salt and pepper and red pepper. Cook for about 3 minutes, until sauce begins to thicken. Add drained pasta and broccoli. Continue to cook until pasta is hot and sauce has thickened. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
2.Melt the butter in the same pot. Add the garlic and onion, and cook over medium heat, for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are golden. Add lemon juice and cook, stirring, until lemon juice is almost evaporated.
3.Sprinkle flour over the onion mixture and cook for ½ minute. Gradually add stock, stirring, then milk and lemon rind. Add salt and pepper and red pepper. Cook for about 3 minutes, until sauce begins to thicken. Add drained pasta and broccoli. Continue to cook until pasta is hot and sauce has thickened. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
So simple to prepare !!!