Broccoli Pesto Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3/4 cup pesto sauce
• 12 ounces pennette pasta or 12 ounces penne pasta
• 1 1/2 lbs broccoli, tough stem ends discarded and the rest cut on the diagonal into 2-inch pieces (about 1 large head)
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta; cook according to package directions, adding in the broccoli during the last minute of cooking.
• 2 meanwhile, combine oil and pesto in a large mixing bowl until blended.
• 3 reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid and drain pasta and broccoli; add drained pasta and broccoli to pesto in large bowl.
• 4 mix well to coat pasta, add parmesan, and any pasta water if needed; season with salt and pepper.
• 5 serve hot, cold, or room temperature.