Broccoli and blue cheese is one of those classic combinations and it’s classic for a reason. Plus it’s so simple, this whole recipe has only 5 ingredients (and that’s if you count pasta water as an ingredient). Using a pan with a lid can help the broccoli sort of fry/steam which helps it keep its fresh green colour. Plus it’s so quick, everything is done in the time it takes your pasta to cook.
Ingredients
Serves 1
1/2 head broccoli
40g blue cheese
75g pasta (penne or rigatoni would work well)
a tablespoon of butter
pasta water
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions
- Heat up a pan and add the broccoli with a splash of water, covering may help speed things up but isn’t necessary.
- Add a little pasta water and butter and stir to emulsify. Then add the cooked and drained pasta.
- Add the blue cheese and stir into the sauce and pasta.
- Serve.
Key Tip
Get several good grinds of black pepper in there.
Suggestions for leftovers
Leftover broccoli would be good in fried rice.
