Penne With Broccoli
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, January 4, 2010 - 5:55am

Ingredients




1 cup Penne (quill-shaped pasta)
1/2 pound Broccoli
1 tablespoon Olive oil
2 Cloves garlic, minced (up to 3)
Red pepper flakes to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup Grated parmesan

Preparation

1 Here are two recipes I adapted from Andrew Weil's SPONTANEOUS HEALING using broccoli, which is supposed to have all sorts of nutrients and special qualities. I also read (elsewhere) that some people are genetically predisposed to HATE broccoli and similar vegetables, so if you don't like it, don't feel guilty. Feel better, President Bush? 2 Bring pasta pot full of water to a boil (covered to heat more quickly). Add salt and cook penne until tender. Meanwhile, wash broccoli. Cut off the flowers and separate into bite-size chunks. Peel stems and cut into slices. 3 Heat the olive oil and cook the garlic a few seconds, stirring so as not to let it burn. Throw in the broccoli with the water clinging to it and cover to let steam until the broccoli is bright-green and still crunchy-tender, no more than five minutes or so. Add seasonings and a little water to produce steam if necessary, or remove lid to boil off the liquid if too wet. Drain penne, but reserve a little of the pasta water in case it's needed. Add cooked penne to the broccoli. Sprinkle over a little of the pasta water if it's too dry and serve with parmesan cheese.