Broccolini And Bucatini

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb broccolini or 1 lb broccoli, trimmed into 3 inch long thin florets
• 1 lb bucatini pasta or 1 lb spaghetti or 1 lb fettuccine
• 1 cup pecorino romano cheese, freshly grated
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 small italian red chili (or substitute 1 t red pepper flakes) or 1 small fresno chili pepper, thinly sliced (or substitute 1 t red pepper flakes)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of water to a boil for pasta.
• 2 when it comes to a full boil, salt the water and add broccolini or broccoli and par-boil, about 3 minutes.
• 3 remove with a slotted kitchen utensil and cool in an ice water bath, then drain.
• 4 add pasta and cook to al dente.
• 5 heads up: you will need a couple of ladles of starchy cooking water just before draining pasta.
• 6 meanwhile, heat olive oil over medium heat and add chili pepper and garlic, saute a couple of minutes.
• 7 then add thyme and stir, then add broccolini or broccoli and heat through.
• 8 add pasta and cheese and toss with a little starchy water to combine and coat pasta.
• 9 garnish with additional grated cheese.