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malfada pasta with broccoli, red pepper flakes and yellow lemon zest in a blue pan over a white wooden table

Broccoli and Garlic Pasta with Parmesan, Red Pepper Flakes + Lemon

This easy creamy pasta dish with garlic, broccoli, parmesan and red pepper flakes tastes complicated but is super easy to make!
4.64 from 46 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course pasta
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb malfada pasta water reserved
  • 4 tablespoon salted butter divided
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 large head of broccoli finely chopped
  • 10 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • ½ cup white wine
  • The zest from 1 lemon
  • The juice from 1 lemon
  • 2 cups parmesan cheese divided

Instructions
 

  • Boil pasta in heavily salted water according to directions. Drain and reserve at least two cups of pasta water
  • Meanwhile, add 2 tablespoon salted butter, 2 tablespoon olive oil and red pepper flakes to a large pan over medium-high heat. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the butter has dissolved and the red pepper flakes are beginning to sizzle. Immediately add broccoli, garlic and a pinch of salt then stir until everything’s mixed together. Add white wine and let it cook for another 3 minutes.
  • Add al dente pasta to the broccoli pot and add the remaining 2 tablespoon of butter, the lemon zest, lemon juice, and 1 cup parmesan cheese and stir. Add pasta water, little by little, and keep stirring until each noodle has a glossy finish and is coated with the broccoli mixture.
  • To plate, add pasta then top with more parmesan cheese and another pinch of red pepper flakes.
Keyword broccoli, garlic, lemon, mafalda, parmesan, pasta, red pepper flakes
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