BROCCOLI PESTO
This vibrant broccoli pesto is quick and easy to make! Whizz it together and toss it with pasta for a fresh, flavorful weeknight dinner.
Provided by Jeanine Donofrio
Categories Component
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring a medium pot of water to boil and place a bowl of ice water nearby. Blanch the broccoli in the boiling water for 30 seconds, and then use a slotted spoon to scoop it into the ice water to stop the cooking process. Drain and pat dry.
- Place the broccoli into a food processor with the basil, olive oil, cheese, lemon juice and zest, garlic, salt, and several grinds of fresh pepper. Pulse until combined.
- If desired, toss the pesto with the cooked pasta. Serve with pine nuts, red pepper flakes, and additional cheese. Season to taste and serve.
RICE NOODLES WITH BROCCOLI-ALMOND PESTO
Rice noodles have a pleasing nutty flavor. Use this pumped-up pesto to top eggs, beans, and whole grains.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a medium pot of well-salted water to a boil. Cook broccoli florets and stems until bright green and just tender, about 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and let cool slightly. (Reserve water.) Roughly chop 1 cup cooked florets; set aside. In a blender, puree remaining florets, almonds, basil, garlic, and lemon juice. Add olive oil. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
- Return water to a boil and cook rice noodles, according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, drain noodles, and return to pot. Toss with pesto, adding reserved pasta water until creamy. Top each bowl with chopped florets, small basil leaves, and remaining almonds. Season with pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 512 g, Fat 28 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 3 g
NOODLES WITH PESTO, PARMESAN AND BROCCOLI
Provided by Aviva Goldfarb
Categories Onion Pasta Sauté Quick & Easy High Fiber Parmesan Broccoli Summer Bon Appétit Maryland
Yield Makes 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain noodles, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
- Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and dried red pepper and sauté until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add broccoli and 1/4 cup reserved noodle cooking liquid. Cover pot and cook until broccoli is crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Add noodles, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and pesto. Toss until noodles are evenly coated, adding remaining reserved liquid by tablespoonfuls if mixture is dry. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to large bowl. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
THAI PESTO
Add the taste of Thai to noodles, salad, rice, or any dish with this versatile, full-flavored sauce! Serve immediately or refrigerate in an air-tight container until needed.
Provided by she_cooks
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Blend cilantro, peanut butter, garlic, olive oil, ginger, fish sauce, brown sugar, and cayenne pepper in a blender until smooth.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 84.1 calories, Carbohydrate 3.4 g, Fat 7.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 197 mg, Sugar 2.1 g
NOODLES WITH BROCCOLI
I found a recipe for a noodle and broccoli side dish, then changed it to use what I had on hand and to make it faster. Wow, it is good!-Janene Christensen, Eureka, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil; add pasta and broccoli. Cook, uncovered, for 5-6 minutes or until tender; drain. , In a large skillet, saute the pasta, broccoli, 1/4 cup cheese, salt and garlic powder in butter and oil; toss to coat. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 663 calories, Fat 35g fat (18g saturated fat), Cholesterol 74mg cholesterol, Sodium 1599mg sodium, Carbohydrate 68g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 19g protein.
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