Name: Pasta, Cheese and Trees
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb broccoli floret; salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 lb pasta (shells or elbows); 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons butter, cut up; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 cup ricotta cheese; 1/2 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese

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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

1 lb broccoli floret
salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 lb pasta (shells or elbows)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons butter, cut up
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 cup ricotta cheese
¹⁄₂ 1/2 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese

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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review by Car616

10/18/2009

I did not enjoy this recipe. I can see why others might like it, but it was too bland for my taste. I may have cooked it wrong, because it got all clumped together.

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12/8/2008

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review by Soup Lady

12/12/2007

We love this! I use about 6 cloves of garlic, extra olive oil and extra ricotta. I also add crushed red pepper. Sometimes DH will have his with cooked chicken also.

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creation by dicentra

4/18/2007

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.