Pesto pasta with broccoli. This Basil Pesto Pasta with Broccoli and Mushrooms is an easy dish that's full of flavor. I don't think I could make this broccoli and mushroom pesto pasta easier if I tried! Here's what you'll need to make this mushroom broccoli pasta It's Broccoli Pesto Pasta.

Toss pasta with broccoli pesto, adding more pasta cooking liquid as needed to coat evenly. Let cool, then press plastic wrap directly on surface before covering to avoid discoloration and chill. This super fast skillet meal that combines a creamy pesto sauce, broccoli, and pasta is perfect for busy weeknights. You can cook Pesto pasta with broccoli using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pesto pasta with broccoli

It's 1 of lots of fresh basil.
You need 1 of pine nuts.
You need 3 large of garlic cloves or more.
You need 1 of parmesan cheese.
Prepare 1 of half cup olive oil.
It's 1 of juice of a large lemon.
Prepare 1 of salt pepper and chilli flakes.
It's 1 large of head of broccoli.
You need 1 of any noodle I like spirals penne or large macaroni.

This quick skillet combines the vibrant flavors of basil pesto with tangy cream cheese to make a rich sauce that smothers the pasta, chicken, and broccoli. This take with an easy broccoli pesto pasta is one of the ways I keep the pasta/pesto combination alive during the colder months when basil isn't as abundant. Best of all, this dish is gluten-free (thanks to Barilla chickpea pasta) with a suggestion on how to make it vegan! Add the broccoli pesto and mix through the pasta to coat.

Pesto pasta with broccoli instructions

Put basil nuts garlic cheese oil lemon spices in a food processor and whiz It all up. Add more oil in need.
Cook your pasta accordingly.
Cut up broccoli into chunks.
Add broccoli to pasta in the last few minutes of cooking..
Strain water saving half a cup of the water.
Toss pesto through pasta and broc. Add water to loosen it up.
Enjoy... You'll probably eat it all in one go like I do.

Serve with a few cheese shavings, if you like. Pesto becomes more full-bodied with the addition of broccoli that's blanched in the same pot as the pasta and fresher with the combination of mint and lemon For a sauce that's light and loose, use only the florets — not the stems Raw Broccoli-Walnut Pesto Pasta. Add the roasted broccoli, pesto, and half the reserved pasta cooking water to the pot of cooked pasta. Stir to thoroughly combine. (If the sauce seems dry, gradually add the remaining pasta cooking water to achieve your desired consistency.) Season with salt and pepper to taste. Like this broccoli pesto pasta and this Caprese Pasta.