One-Pot Lemon Broccoli Pasta - Recipe from Price Chopper
One-Pot Lemon Broccoli Pasta
A vegetarian dish featuring rotini pasta & broccoli seasoned with fresh garlic, lemon juice, red pepper flakes & Parmesan cheese.
A vegetarian dish featuring rotini pasta & broccoli seasoned with fresh garlic, lemon juice, red pepper flakes & Parmesan cheese.
- In a large skillet or pot, bring the salt and 3 quarts water to a boil.
- While the water is coming up to a boil, prepare your broccoli by trimming the stems and cutting the florets into similar sized pieces.
- Once water is boiling, add the rotini and boil on high for 4 minutes. Add the broccoli, and continue to boil for 3 minutes.
- When the timer goes off, turn down the heat, and drain the pasta. After drained, set aside rotini & broccoli.
- Using the same pot, heat to medium and melt 4 tablespoons butter.
- Add the minced garlic and crushed red pepper and saute for about 1 minute, until fragrant.
- Turn off the heat and return rotini broccoli to the pan and stir.
- Add fresh lemon juice.
- Stir in 1 cup fresh parmesan cheese, season with salt and pepper to taste. Add lemon zest.
- Garnish with lemon wedges, more parmesan cheese, and enjoy!
