Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Broccoli, Goat Cheese, and Oregano

Name: Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Broccoli, Goat Cheese, and Oregano
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams purple-sprouting broccoli, broccolini, or broccoli cut into small florets; 4 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 198 grams fresh goat cheese, crumbled; 1 Juice and zest of lemon; 454 grams dried long pasta, such as linguine; 59 milliliters fresh oregano leaves; 4 servings Finely grated Parmesan, for finishing; 4 servings Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Broccoli, Goat Cheese, and Oregano might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 38g of protein, 34g of fat, and a total of 841 calories. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up purple-sprouting broccoli, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sea-salt you could follow this main course with the Raspberry Sea Salt Brownies as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salty water to boil and cook the pasta until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water before draining.

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In the meantime, steam the broccoli or broccolini until tender. Alternatively, add it into the pasta water for the last few minutes of cooking.

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Broccolini

Broccoli

Return the pasta to the empty pot and add olive oil, lemon juice, and half of lemon zest, tossing to coat.

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Add broccoli, goat cheese, and half of oregano.

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Goat Cheese

Broccoli

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Heat over low heat while stirring until goat cheese melts, adding reserved pasta water as necessary to create a silky sauce that coats the noodles. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide the pasta between warm plates and top with the remaining zest and oregano.

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