Broccoli Pesto Pasta Recipe

This pasta dish is the simplest one you can make. My 2 year daughters favourite pasta dish is this one and my garlic butter spaghetti..It has broccoli in them, so it is nutritious and tasty as well. i am sure this will be adults favourite too, You can make this for dinner and serve with a roast chicken or anything. 

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Pasta – 1 cup ( i used macaroni)
Water – lots of it
Salt as needed

For Pesto:
Broccoli – 1 cup cut into florets
Cashews or Badam – 8 to 10
Garlic – 2 cloves
Parmesan Cheese – 1/4 cup
Red Chilli Flakes – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice – 1 tblspn or to taste
Olive Oil – 1/4 cup

Method:

Bring lots of water to a boil. Add salt to it, add in broccoli and cook for 2 mins. Drain it and set aside.

In the same pot add pasta and cook till done.

When the pasta is cooking, make pesto. take cashews, garlic, red chilli flakes, salt, parmesan cheese and pulse few times till it is blended. Add in broccoli and olive oil and pulse few times so it is coarsely crushed.

Now drain the cooked pasta and add it to a bowl, add in this pesto and toss well. Add little pasta cooking water if needed.

Serve with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese.

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