Orriechete With Garlic and Broccoli Recipe
This is a simple and tasty pasta dish which feels really decadent. This style of pasta is dense and delicious. The recipe uses a crunchy topping of sourdough breadcrumbs, which really hits the spot.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword orriechete with garlic and brocolli
Diet Vegetarian
Take the bread and cut as finely as possible then fry in a pan with 1 tbsp of olive oil until golden brown.
Next, take a large pot and cook for orecchiette in boiling salted water for 6 minutes.
Chop the broccoli into 2cm pieces, add to the pot and cook for a further 3 minutes.
Drain the pasta and broccoli reserving a mug full of the cooking liquor.
Finely chop the garlic, remove the seeds from the chillis and finely slice
Take a large frying pan and add 1 tbsp of olive oil and gently fry the garlic and chilli for 2 minutes.
Add the pasta and broccoli to the frying pan along with the spinach and juice of half a lemon.
Season generously with salt and pepper then mix and gently cook for a final 2 minutes.
Add a splash of the cooking liquor if the pasta becomes too dry.
Serve with your favourite cheese and the sourdough breadcrumbs scattered on top.