Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, broccoli & tomato pesto pasta. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Broccoli & Tomato Pesto Pasta is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Broccoli & Tomato Pesto Pasta is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) is a cruciferous vegetable related to cabbage, kale, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. These vegetables are known for their beneficial health effects. Broccoli is a bonafide dinnertime hero.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook broccoli & tomato pesto pasta using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Broccoli & Tomato Pesto Pasta:
- Prepare 1 cup parmesan (save some for the end)
- Take 1 cup cooked broccoli floretes
- Prepare 1 cup fresh vine tomatoes
- Prepare olive oil
- Take clove garlic
- Take 1/2 red chilli
- Take 10 giant conchiglioni pasta shells
- Prepare dried thyme
- Make ready pepper
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Steps to make Broccoli & Tomato Pesto Pasta:
- Pop your pasta shells onto boil and cook as per a packet instructions
- Whilst your pasta is cooking add your cooked broccoli, tomato, parmesan, chilli, garlic and a good glug of olive oil into a blender and whizz into you get a rough or smooth whichever your prefrence pesto style sauce.
- Once you pasta is ready, spoon fill each shell with the pesto and sprinkle with some remaining parmesan and pop under the grill for a few mins
- Arrange on a plate and drizzle with a bit of olive oil and sprinkle of dried thyme, and some extra chilli if desired. Enjoy
Broccoli and Beyond Botanical name: Brassica oleracea var. italica. Grown all over the world and enjoyed as a versatile ingredient for various dishes, broccoli is a member of the cruciferous family. Some people prefer broccoli florets, but you can eat the leaves and stems, too. The stalk contains the most fiber, while broccoli leaves are highest in cell-protecting antioxidants. Broccoli is a great vegetable to keep at the ready.
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