Pasta and Broccoli
Created by MimiMaine on January 29, 2012
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #4423
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 pound frozen broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Dash salt
- Pepper
- 1/2 pound cooked spaghetti or other pasta
- Parmesan cheese (to your liking)
- Left over cooked chicken--cut up (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Put olive oil in skillet and heat; add the garlic and cook but do not burn.
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Step 2: Add the frozen tiny broccoli and cook for about 8 minutes stirring occasionally, adding a little water now and then to make steam so that the broccoli cooks (or you could cook it sparately in a little pan of water before you make this and just add it cooked).
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Step 3: If you are adding chicken, add it now, then add the butter, salt, pepper and the cooked pasta----serve with Parmesan cheese.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (140.2 g)
- Calories 416.3
- Total Fat - 29.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.2 g
- Cholesterol - 5.4 mg
- Sodium - 459 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 32.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.4 g
- Sugars - 2 g
- Protein - 6.7 g
- Calcium - 26.3 mg
- Iron - 2.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg