Description
A delightful dish combining tender mafaldine pasta, vibrant broccoli, and a creamy lemon sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 lb Mafaldine pasta (or any pasta you prefer)
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1.5 cups broccoli (super finely chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic (finely diced)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 lemon (zest)
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 lemon (juice)
- Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper
Instructions
- Start pasta in boiling salted water and cook al dente, saving some pasta water after straining.
- Add butter to a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat and let it melt.
- Then add broccoli and flaky salt and cook for 1 minute.
- Next add in the garlic and cook down for another minute until soft and fragrant.
- Slowly pour in the heavy cream, lemon zest, and parmesan, and stir.
- Turn the heat to low and let the sauce simmer and reduce until the pasta is ready.
- Add al dente pasta and the juice from half a lemon, then stir.
- Cook for one more minute over low heat as the pasta finishes cooking in the sauce.
- If it’s dry, stir in a little reserved pasta water (about 2 tbsp at a time) until the sauce is silky.
Notes
Use fresh lemon zest and premium cream for the best flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 45mg