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Orecchiette with Cannellini and Broccoli

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 Servings

Ingredients

2

tablespoons olive oil

1

cup chopped onion

3

garlic cloves, minced

1

/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper

1

28-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice

1

/4 cup water

1

15-ounce can cannellini (white kidney beans), drained

1

/2 cup chopped fresh basil

8

ounces orecchiette (little ear-shaped pasta; about 2 cups) or medium pasta shells

1

pound broccoli crowns, separated into small florets (about 5 cups)

3

tablespoons freshly shaved Parmesan cheese

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper; stir 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes with juices and 1/4 cup water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; boil gently until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Stir in beans and basil. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, cook orecchiette pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender, about 15 minutes. Add broccoli florets; cook until pasta is just tender but still firm to bite and broccoli florets are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes longer. Ladle out 1/2 cup pasta cooking water and reserve. Drain orecchiette and broccoli florets; return to pot.

    Step 3

    Add tomato sauce and reserved pasta cooking water to pasta and toss to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer pasta to bowl. Sprinkle with cheese and serve.