Pasta, Cheese and Trees
This recipe originally appeared in Rachael Ray's Cooking Rocks! 30-Minute Meals for Kids, but I got it from Everyday with RR. This one is for MY little one! And her daddy. LOL.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1
- salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1
- 1tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2
- 3
- 1cup ricotta cheese
- 1⁄2
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DIRECTIONS
- Put a big pot of water on to boil for the pasta.
- Separate the broccoli into small trees by pulling them apart. Trim off the woody stems of your trees so you can break them up.
- Put the broccoli florets (trees) into a pot and add water enough to just cover the tops.
- The broccoli should cook about 5 minutes once the water comes to a boil. Drain.
- When the pasta water boils, put 4 pinches of salt into the pot and add pasta. Cook to al dente (that's Italian for "done but still with a bite to it"), according to package directions.
- Pour oil and butter into a deep frying pan and heat it up over low heat. When the butter melts, add the garlic and cook it 5 minutes.
- Add the broccoli to the garlic.
- Drain the pasta and add to broccoli. Add the ricotta and grated cheese, and have the GH stir it all up in the big frying pan.
- Add a little salt and pepper and taste the pasta and trees to see how the seasoning is.
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