Pasta And Broccoli

10 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb. medium pasta shells
  • Italian olive oil (enough to cover the bottom of the pan)
  • 1 head fresh broccoli, cut up in bite-size pieces
  • 3 qt. water
  • 6 garlic cloves, cut up
  • salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)
  • garlic powder (to taste)
  • parsley (to taste)
  • 1 tsp. oregano

Directions

  1. 1
    In a six-quart pan, saute the garlic in oil at medium heat for one minute (not until golden).
  2. 2
    In a separate pan, cook the broccoli in three quarts of water for 5 or 6 minutes.
  3. 3
    Remove the broccoli from the water.
  4. 4
    Take the water from the broccoli and pour it into the pan that has the garlic and olive oil.
  5. 5
    Season the water with salt, pepper, garlic powder, parsley and oregano.
  6. 6
    Put the broccoli in the pan and cook again at medium to low heat for 30 minutes.
  7. 7
    At that point, start cooking the pasta in salted water in a separate pan.
  8. 8
    Cook both for 15 minutes (the pasta will be al dente).
  9. 9
    Drain the pasta.
  10. 10
    Pour the broccoli and broth over the pasta and serve.
  11. 11
    Serves eight.

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