Healthy Broccoli Pasta Milan

Ingredients :

• Broccoli – 300 gms, cleaned and cut into florets, blanched in boiling salted water for 3 to 4 mins
• Pasta of your choice – Penne/macaroni/fusilli/farfalle – 2 cups boiled
• Parmesan/processed cheese – 30 to 50 gms
• White sauce – 1 cup
• Butter – 1 tbsp
• Garlic – 1 tsp chopped
• Spring onions – 2 nos chopped

To add to the body of the pasta :

• Cherry tomatoes – 100 gms
• Olives – 3 to 4 sliced
• Chicken salami/ham/sausages – 50 gms, sliced
• Veggies like mushrooms/zucchini, babycorn, bell peppers can be added as well
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Fresh basil or oregano to taste
• Chili flakes to taste

Method :

1. Prepare all the ingredients for the recipe.
2. Boil the pasta, blanch the broccoli, prepare white sauce.
3. Heat butter in a pan, add in the onions and saute them, add garlic and the non-veg ingredients and toss.
4. Add in the pasta, salt, pepper and mix well.
5. Add in the white sauce and cook for 2 to 3 mins and serve hot garnished with cheese and olives/herbs of your choice and serve with garlic bread.

Chef’s variations : Try adding roast meats/chicken/ grilled seafood etc. as a variety to the same recipe.

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