Pasta with Broccoli

Serves 2 / Difficulty – Easy / Prep 10 minutes and cooks in 10

A quick and easy lunch or dinner and is much tastier than you would think.

Ingredients

190g of penne pasta

Salt

1 head of broccoli, florets, chopped into 2cm pieces

Freshly ground black pepper

Small handful of pine nuts

Olive oil

Handful of grated parmesan

Method

1. Add the broccoli florets to a pan of salted water and boil for 2 minutes.
2. Spoon out and drain the broccoli with a slotted spoon and put to one side.
3. Add the pasta to the broccoli water, check that it is salty enough and boil for 10 minutes.
4. Meanwhile add some olive oil to a wok, and the broccoli, season with black pepper and fry on a medium heat for 5 minutes turning frequently, then set aside.
5. In a small frying pan, dry fry the pine nuts for a few minutes until they start to brown, then set aside.
6. Once the pasta is done, drain but keep a small amount of water in the saucepan.
7. Put the pasta, water, pine nuts in the wok, add the parmesan and give a good stir, then serve.

Sprinkle a little chilli oil or truffle oil to add a little dash of extra flavour.