Penne rigate with broccoli and cheese

Penne rigate with broccoli and cheese (serves 4 to 5)

Penne Rigate with Broccoli and Cheese

Ingredients:

450g of broccoli

400g of penne rigate

Extra virgin olive oil

0.75 to 1 cup of finely grated pecorino or parmesan cheese

Black pepper

Instructions:

1) Wash the broccoli, then remove the stems. Cut it into bite-size pieces, and remove the smaller stems as well.

2) Boil a big pot of water, and add quite a bit of salt inside (maybe around 0.25 cup). 

3) When the water boils, add the broccoli. 

4) When the water (with the broccoli) boils again, add the pasta and let it boil according to the instructions on the pasta packet.

5) After it is cooked, drain the pasta and broccoli, then pour them into a large bowl. 

6) Add the olive oil and mix the pasta and broccoli throughly. Make sure you add enough olive oil such that the pasta glistens slightly and the bits of broccoli stick to it. If there's residue olive oil at the bottom of the bowl, that means you poured too much.

7) Add the grated cheese and some black pepper in and mix well again.

8) Include some extra grated cheese in a side bowl for serving.

Note: Step 8 is important - it really makes the pasta taste better even though most of the cheese has already been mixed in with the pasta.