Noodles with Creamed Broccoli Sauce

Submitted by Mirj2338

"Green comfort food!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 12 ounces wide noodles
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 cups chopped broccoli
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 2 cups cream-style cottage cheese
• 1⁄4 lb mozzarella cheese, grated

directions

1. Cook noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water, 12-15 minutes.
2. Drain and rinse with cold water.
3. In a Dutch oven sauté the onion in the butter until soft.
4. Add the broccoli and cook, stirring until the broccoli is tender, but still firm.
5. Add garlic, parsley, salt and oregano.
6. Stir in flour and add milk, mixing thoroughly.
7. Add cottage cheese and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
8. Combine noodles with broccoli sauce and stir in grated cheese.
9. Cook for 2-3 minutes to heat through.
10. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[Aroostook]

What an easy and delicious recipe. I really had to wonder when I sprinkled the flour over the hot broccoli and onions but I trusted you, Mirjam! =) I did make a substitution for the cottage cheese...I used ricotta and a bit of milk instead and it was fine. This recipe is in my cookbook for good! Thanks for posting. Barb

 

[Young Living in Tex]

This is so good. I cut the recipe in half for the 2 of us. I still have ingredients for the other half which I will be making very soon. A great comfort dish. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Sweet PQ?]

I make the same recipe only I use 1 cup shredded cheddar and 1/4 cup parmesan. I will have to try it with mozarella. (I would have given this 5 stars, but hubby isn't too fond of it *there's no meat !*. Must be a guy thing.

 

[Kitchen Kozy]

I let my 10yo picky eater choose something for dinner, and this is what he found. It was pretty quick and easy to make, and we all enjoyed it. I made it exactly as posted, except that I used Barilla Plus rotini instead of regular noodles, and I had to use ricotta instead of the cream-style cottage cheese (the texture of which my husband didn't enjoy, but the rest of us didn't mind it at all). For my family, I would use more garlic next time. It also needed a bit more salt, but this is probably because we used unsalted butter. I am tempted to try to lighten it up a bit if we are going to eat it regularly (and we are). I'd use less butter and cheese, and more broccoli. I'll post here after I try it again with and update.