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14 May, 2011

Vegetarian Recipe - Broccoli & Chilli Pasta

Ingredients (serves 4)
  • 375g dried elbow pasta
  • 400g broccoli, cut into small florets
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
  • 100g feta cheese, crumbled

Method

1.    Cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling, salted water, following packet directions, until tender, adding broccoli for last 4 minutes of cooking. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid.
2.    Return pasta and broccoli to pan. Add oil, garlic and chilli flakes. Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with feta. Serve.

Notes

·         You could use 300g sugar snap peas instead of broccoli, and 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves instead of chilli flakes.

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