Easy Cheese & Broccoli Pasta

Ingredients

• 150 g pasta
• 1 tsp sunflower oil
• 200 g tenderstem broccoli
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 100 g mascarpone
• 30 ml semi skimmed milk
• 20 g Parmesan (grated)
• pinch black pepper
• 50 ml pasta water

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook the pasta as per the packet's instructions. Make sure you keep some of the pasta water

2. 2

   While the pasta is cooking, cut the tenderstem broccoli stalks into chunks leaving the florets as they are.

3. 3

   Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium/high heat and add the broccoli stalks. Saute for a couple of minutes before adding the broccoli florets. Add approximately 50ml of the pasta water to the broccoli. Turn the heat down and put a lid on to allow the broccoli to steam.

4. 4

   Mix the mascarpone and milk together. This will take a minute or so to combine thoroughly.

5. 5

   After a couple of minutes, the water will have evaporated from the broccoli. Add the garlic, salt and pepper.

6. 6

   Add the pasta to the broccoli when it is cooked al dente. Then add the mascarpone mix and stir before finally adding the grated Parmesan.