Healthy Pasta with Pesto & Broccoli

Healthy Pasta with Pesto and Broccoli

Serves	Total Time
6	8 minutes

Ingredients

1 pkg fusilli pasta
4 cups broccoli florets
2 cups grape tomatoes
0.5 cup Parmesan cheese
1 cup pasta water
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1 Tbsp pesto
1 Tbsp pesto
0.25 cup pesto
0.33 cup sun-dried tomatoes
1 salt
some black pepper
0.13 tsp red pepper flakes

Cookware

1 dutch oven

Instructions

Step 1

Cook fusilli pasta as per package instructions.

Step 2

While pasta is cooking, get all ingredients ready – chop broccoli florets, half grape tomatoes, and grate Parmesan cheese.

Step 3

Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, draining the rest. Set aside.

Step 4

Preheat large deep skillet or a dutch oven on medium heat, add olive oil and garlic. Sauté for 30 seconds, stirring frequently.

Step 5

Add 1 tbsp pesto, tomatoes and stir. Cook for 1 – 2 minutes, stir and cook another 1 – 2 minutes.

Step 6

Move to one side of the skillet and make sure the empty side of is positioned directly over heat. Add 1 tbsp pesto and broccoli, stir and cook for 4 minutes, stirring once.

Step 7

Remove skillet from heat and add remaining 1/4 cup pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, half Parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, pasta and pasta water. Stir gently and let flavors marinate for a few minutes. Do not cover because broccoli will become a mushy mess.