Rigatoni with broccoli make a simple and speedy supper. For a complete supper, serve with garlic bread and a side salad. Perfect!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 5 |
Ingredients
- 1 pound rigatoni pasta
- 8 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound fresh broccoli florets
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 cup chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
- Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté garlic for 30 seconds, then add broccoli and continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in broth; cover and simmer until broccoli is tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add cooked pasta and basil to broccoli mixture; toss to combine. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese on top.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 608 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 74 g |
| Cholesterol | 14 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 16 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 191 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 29 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Made as written and this was bland. Simple but needs more flavor.
Amazing and super easy to make. My family loved it!! Will make this again for sure!
Less basil and i added chicken italian sausage…but easy prep and good taste!!!
We loved this dish. I did make it my own though, with a few changes. I roasted the broccoli in the oven with olive oil and lots of fresh minced garlic, then added the broccoli with the hot oil from the pan to the pasta. The roasting added so much more depth to the garlic! Afterwards, I added some high quality olive oil to the dish and served with salt and freshly shredded Parmesan cheese. Quick & simple mid week supper.
A solid good meal, although a little bland for my tastes.
My family made a variation of this quite a bit when I was growing up. I made a pound of bacon, drained the bacon fat, and used only half of the olive oil called for in this recipe. I also used chicken broth instead of vegetable broth, amd elbows instead of rigatoni. The kids like this with grated parmesan; the adults like parmesan and red pepper flakes. Easy and very tasty! I’ll make this again!
It’s quick, delicious and nutritious
Great recipe. I used more garlic because my family likes it a lot . You also may want to save 1/2 to 1 cup of pasta water before you drain it in case the pasta dries out as it sits.
Pretty good. Customized it a bit – added a little salt and used some reserve pasta water for sauce. Then mixed in a little lemon juice. Good simple dinner.
easy to make. tastes how it looks
Loved this recipe – will make it again to script.
With a few modifications (red pepper flakes, onions, grilled chicken, omitting the butter) i really enjoyed this. Good base recipe!
made a few adjustments ( chicken broth, no butter, parsley, crushed peppers, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder) still a bit bland but definitely has promise 😀
Made a couple of changes, only 2TBS of oil and I used chicken broth. Kids and husband ate it up. I will make again.
Very good, and the kids loved too
This is an easy/quick meal to prepare. The whole family enjoys it. I add a bit of extra garlic though.
This was surprisingly disappointing to me because while cooking, it was so fragrant and great consistency. I will try one more time and use smaller pasta, maybe penne and a little bit more broccoli. Possibly throw in some cream cheese with the Parmesan to moisten it up a bit. Mmm mmm, smelled so delicious but was a bit sticky and bland.
Made this tonight for dinner and I agree as written is bland. Had to doctor it up by adding 2 bouillon cubes, a tsp of red pepper flakes and salt and pepper. We added more cheese. With the changes I was asked to make it again.
After following the recipe, the dish was pretty bland. It needed quite a bit of salt and pepper to add flavor. It’s a great base recipe though, and it would be good with various types of veggies and herbs.
This looks outstanding and it seems very easy to make, I’m going to have to try it. I’ll give it a higher rating after I make it! 🙂
Not bad but didn’t have too much flavor. Lots of parmesan cheese saved it.