Italian•quick
Pasta with Roasted Broccoli, Garlic and Oil
This easy and quick pasta dish is a guaranteed way to get picky eaters to love their broccoli, just roast it with garlic and olive oil!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 oz pasta
- 1 1/2 lbs broccoli florets
- 6-8 cloves garlic (smashed)
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- kosher salt and fresh pepper
- 1/4 cup fresh grated Pecorino Romano
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 450°.
- 2
In a baking dish combine broccoli, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper.
- 3
Roast broccoli about 20 minutes, tossing half way, until broccoli is browned and tender.
- 4
Meanwhile, boil salted water in a large pot.
- 5
Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente.
- 6
Before draining, reserve 1 cup of the water from the pasta.
- 7
Drain and toss pasta with broccoli.
- 8
Add 1/2 cup reserved pasta water (or more if necessary), Pecorino Romano, salt and pepper to taste.