Pasta Broccoli

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 5 garlic cloves, diced (less if you don't like that much)
• 2 -3 cups broccoli
• 2 ounces penne pasta (or rigatoni)
• 3 tablespoons i can't believe it's not butter, light (use olive oil if not on a diet)
• salt, to taste
• red pepper flakes, to taste
• parmesan cheese, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, bring your water to boil. add your pasta and cook al dente (about 9 minutes).
• 2 just before your water begins to boil, heat up your butter/oil over med-high heat in a frying pan.
• 3 add your diced garlic and sautee for a few minutes. be careful not to burn your garlic.
• 4 add your broccoli and stir.
• 5 sprinkle with salt and red pepper flakes to taste and stir.
• 6 reduce heat to med.
• 7 add small amounts of water to your frying pan to "steam" your broccoli. as the water evaporates, add a small amount more. cover. keep checking on it to make sure you don't burn it or the pan doesn't go dry. keep adding water as needed (small amounts at a time).
• 8 cook until desired tenderness. drain any excess water you have, but most, if not all, should have evaporated.
• 9 add your drained, cooked pasta, toss and sprinkle with parmesean cheese. enjoy!