The children in my care loved help making this simple, one-pot dinner recipe from the Eating Well web site. They kept singing this is a “winner dinner” and we will be making many times again. We added a little more fresh lemon juice and Parmesan cheese, but I recommend doing so sparingly as the lemon zest and lemon juice can be strong tasting. You can add chicken, shrimp, or chickpeas as well.
You Will Need:
3 Tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 medium shallots, minced
3 cloves, garlic minced
12 ounces farfalle pasta
2 2/3 cups water
2 1/4 cups vegetable broth, or chicken broth
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon zest
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground pepper
15 ounces frozen broccoli florets, thawed and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons lemon juice, or more to taste
What to Do:
1. Heat oil on a large saucepan over medium heat. Add shallot to cook, stirring, until starting to soften, about 2 minutes.
2. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
3. Add pasta, water, broth, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
4. Cover and bring to a boil.
5. Uncover, reduce heat to medium-high and cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes.
6. Add broccoli and cook, stirring, until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
7. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan and lemon juice.
References:
Recipe from Eating Well
Photo by Stephanie Felzenberg
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