Pasta Con Broccoli

Chris from Kansas's Note:

I received this recipe from a friend who says it is from a famous Italian restaurant on "The Hill" in St. Louis. It is definitely a good one.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 head broccoli, broken into bite-size pieces
• 3/4 lb fettuccine
• 1 pint half-and-half cream
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 3 teaspoons minced garlic
• 5 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 dash nutmeg
• white pepper
• salt and black pepper
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained

Directions:

1. Boil pasta for 5 minutes; drain.
2. Reserve 1 cup liquid.
3. Add all ingredients except parmesan cheese.
4. Cook about 10 minutes until broccoli is tender.
5. Add liquid until you see it coming up through pasta.
6. Add cheese to thicken.

Reviews

[cooking with love]

My family loved this dish. I will add more of the cooking water next time as it got a bit dry as time went by. I wasn't quite sure about the directions. I also did not add the mushrooms as no one likes them.

[Zetty66]

Wow, I feel like we're back in St. Louis and eating on "the Hill" (the Italian section of the city). This is a classic recipe for restaurants there. I used large shells in St. Louis tradition, increased the garlic, and omitted the mushrooms (kids). Letting it sit really lets the sauce soak in and flavor the pasta. My 13 y/o said it's his second favorite meal ever!

[Bella Rachelle]

I am so glad to see this on here, I used to work for Kohner Properties and we had our staff meetings there and we had this one time and I fell in love. Thanks :)