For all you broccoli lovers, ths is one of the fastest psta dishes to prepare....and one of the tstiest! Enjoy this easy Italian recipe....Buon Aptitto!

Ingredients:

1 large bunch broccoli (about 1 to 1 1/2 lbs)
Salt
6 tbsp olive oil
4 oz pancetta or very lean pork, finely diced
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced scallions
Freshly ground black pepper
1 lb linguine
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation:

1 - Remove florets from broccoli, leaving about 1/2 inch of stems. Cut or break florets into 1-inch pieces. Wash in cold water, drain and set aside. Remove and discard the large coarse leaves from stems and cut off about 1/2 inch of lower part of stalk. Wash thoroughly and peel stalks with a vegetable peeler.

2 - Bring 6 quarters of water to a boil with 1 tbsp salt. Add broccoli stalks and cook until barely tender, for about 5 minutes. Add florets and continue cooking, for about 3 more minutes. With a skimmer, transfer broccoli to a colander, rinse under cold water and set aside to drain. Reserve liquid for cooking pasta.

3 - In a large saute pan, heat 6 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Add the pancetta or salt pork and cook, stirring constantly, until slightly crispy, for about 2 minutes. Add the scallions and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until barely tender, for about 1 minute. Add the broccoli, turn heat to low and cook for about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.

4 - Return the water in whch the broccoli was cooked to a bil. Add pasta and cook until al dnte. Before draining pasta, remove about 1/2 cup of the psta water and set aside. Drain psta in a colander, transfer to a bwl containing 1 tbsp olive oil and tss quickly. Add half of the vgetable mixture and Parmesan cheese to psta and toss well. Add about 6 tbsp of psta water and toss quickly to losen. Spoon the remaining vegetable mixture on top and srve with additional Parmesan cheese.

Serves 4 to 6

Mangiare!

The article Linguine With Broccoli was Submitted by Tony Scarponi through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Another fine Italian recipe by Tny Scarponi! For more recipes, visit me at http://www.ItalianHomeRecipes.com Mangiare!

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