Orecchiette Pasta With Broccoli

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 dried chili, crumbled (to taste)
• 1 lb orecchiette
• salt
• 1 lb broccoli, cut into florets
• 1 cup freshly grated pecorino romano cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a deep, wide sauté pan.
• 2 add the garlic and cook until golden; add the chili and keep warm.
• 3 meanwhile, bring 6 quarts of water to a boil.
• 4 add the orecchiette and salt, and after 10 minutes, add the broccoli.
• 5 cook until the orecchiete are “al denteâ€?, about 10 more minutes; drain, but not too thoroughly: you want to leave a little of the cooking water clinging to the orecchiette.