orecchiette pasta Archives

Pasta recipes

Pea-and-mascarpone pasta

20 minutes

Great value

Tomato-and-basil orecchiette

10 minutes

Great value

Miso Napoletana pasta

45 minutes–1 hour

Canned food

Canned mussel pasta

10 minutes

Italian recipes

Minestrone with scarpetta

45 minutes

Great value

Green minestrone and frikkadels

25 minutes

Canned food

Orecchiette salad with tuna and heirloom tomatoes

10 minutes

Broccoli recipes

Broccoli pesto pasta

15 minutes

Broccoli pesto pasta

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

For the pasta:

300 g orecchiette pasta
salt, to taste
lemon peel, to garnish
basil leaves, to garnish

For the broccoli pesto:

1 T butter
1 x 250 g head broccoli, cut into florets (chop and use the stems)
100 g baby spinach leaves, washed and dried
salt, a pinch
pepper, a pinch
40 g almonds
¼ cup olive oil, plus 2 T
2 t tahini
2 T Parmesan, grated
½ lemon, juiced
chilli flakes a large pinch
1 cloves garlic, crushed

For the salad:

500 g Tenderstem broccoli tips
125 g fresh shelled garden peas
125 g green Nocarella olives, halved and pitted
1 red onion, very thinly sliced

Method

Place the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water and cook until al dente.
To make the pesto, place the butter, 1 cup water, broccoli, spinach and seasoning in a saucepan and cook for 5 minutes with the lid on.
Transfer the vegetables to a food processor and blend.
Add the almonds, olive oil, tahini, Parmesan, lemon juice, chilli flakes and garlic and blend.
Check the consistency and add some pasta cooking water if necessary.
Drain the pasta and return to the saucepan. Add the pesto and stir through. Tip into a bowl and allow to cool.
To make the salad, blanch the broccoli and peas, then drain and cool.
When the pasta and vegetables are cool, add the broccoli, peas, olives and red onion and mix through.
Tip into a serving bowl and garnish with lemon peel and basil.

Cook's note: A great way to get kids to eat more broccoli and spinach! It’s a fast recipe that’s a weekday stand-by for us.

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Broccoli pesto pasta

Broccoli pesto pasta

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