Free Recipe Pasta with Broccoli-Pine Nut Pesto

Recipe Type: P Recipes

Recipe Preparation: boil

Cooking Ingredients for Pasta with Broccoli-Pine Nut Pesto Recipe

8 c Broccoli florets (from about
1-3/4 lb. of broccoli
1 lb Orecchiette or farfalle
(bowtie) pasta
1/4 c Pine nuts
4 lg Garlic cloves
3 tb Olive oil
1 tb White wine vinegar
1/2 ts Dried crushed red pepper
Grated Parmesan cheese

Pasta with Broccoli-Pine Nut Pesto Preparation

Cook broccoli florets in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 6 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer broccoli to colander and drain. Add pasta to same pot of water and cook until tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta; reserve 3/4 cup cooking liquid. Return pasta to same pot. With processor running, drop pine nuts and garlic through feed tube and chop finely. Scrape down sides of work bowl. Add broccoli, 1/4 cup reserved cooking liquid, oil, vinegar and crushed red pepper; process to coarse puree. Pour sauce over pasta; toss over medium-low heat until heated through, adding remaining cooking liquid as needed if necessary if sauce is too thick. Season with salt and pepper. Serve, passing cheese separately. From Gemini”s MASSIVE MealMaster collection

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Recipe Serves: 4

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