Broccoli Florets With Sun-Dried Tomatoes over Penne!

Submitted by Rita1652

"Garlic kicks up this pasta dish along with chipotle. Sweetened with sundried tomatoes. The sundried tomatoes and chipotle will reconstitute in the cooking process so be sure to mince fine."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 lb penne pasta, cooked according to package
• 1⁄3 cup olive oil
• 8 cups broccoli florets
• 1⁄2 cup sliced onion
• 1⁄8 cup minced garlic
• 1⁄3 cup minced sun-dried tomato
• 1 -2 chipotle pepper, crushed
• 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
• 1 1 cup vegetable broth or 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, minced
• grated cheese
• pine nuts, toasted

directions

1. Heat oil in a large pan add broccoli stir fry 2 minutes: add onions and stir fry 1 minute; add garlic, sundried tomatoes, chipotle, and Italian herbs stir fry one minute; add cup of broth bring to boil and lower heat.
2. Cover and simmer till broccoli is tender about 5 minutes.
3. Season with salt and pepper if needed and top with fresh basil and sprinkle with grated cheese of your choice & or pine nuts .

Reviews

[Prose]

This was a nice change of pace, although I wish it were just a tad "saucier." Maybe next time I will use less pasta. I was skeptical about the chipotle, but it complemented the flavor of the sun-dried tomatoes quite nicely. I didn't have any fresh basil, but I added some preserved basil from a jar. I did garnish it with toasted pine nuts, which I highly recommend, and I used nutritional yeast instead of cheese since I'm vegan. Made and enjoyed for Veg*an Swap, January 2011.

 

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This is a very pleasant dish which could serve as a side or a meatless main dish. It is quite as much a broccoli dish as a pasta dish. It is popping with flavors and they blend together quite well (there is plenty of garlic in the original recipe, but believe it or not I ended up increasing it slightly). After 5 minutes of simmering the broccoli was still al dente, but that was okay. I halved the recipe, which worked fine. For the cheese, I used grated parmesan. I skipped the pine nuts.