Pasta With Broccoli and Mushrooms

Submitted by Kiwi Kathy

"A delicious and tasty pasta dish from a cookbook by Linda Fraser"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 200 g penne pasta
• 1⁄2 cup slivered almonds, roasted
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 25 g butter
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 100 g mushrooms, sliced
• 1 head broccoli, chopped into flowerets
• 1⁄2 cup cream
• 1 tablespoon basil pesto
• 50 g blue cheese, creamy
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (or butter)

directions

1. Cook pasta as per instructions on packet.
2. Heat first measure of oil and saute garlic. Stir in mushrooms and broccoli and cook until tender.
3. Add cream, pesto and blue cheese.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Drain pasta, add extra olive oil or butter and toasted slivered almonds.
6. Stir gently until well combined.
7. Serve.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

For the most part I made this recipe as given, but did make (what I thought were) 2 small changes ~ Using fresh mushrooms, I didn't add them until the broccoli was about 2/3 done (I really prefer eating them raw, but . . .) & I substituted lemon pepper for the usual S&P! Still, we had a very satisfying pasta dish, a keeper recipe, in fact! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed for one of my groupmates in the Aus/NZ Recipe Swap #38]

 

[NurseJaney]

*Made for Australia/NZ Swap #78* made 1/2 recipe which provided 2 meals for the 2 of us. A nice, light, summery dish with fresh veggies and a heavy hand with the pesto. Served with tomatoes and zukes from the garden -- a good pasta dish which will be made often ! Thanks for posting, Kathy.