Recipes
Pasta with Broccoli in White Sauce
Make delicious pasta with broccoli in white sauce for lunch!
Prep: 10 minCook: 10 minYield: Serves 3
Ingredients
- •1/2 package pasta – 250g
- •1 tablespoon salt
- •2 liters water
- •1/2 head broccoli
- •1 tablespoon salt
- •2 cloves garlic
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •1 liter water
- •3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- •3 tablespoons butter
- •1 liter milk
- •1 small pinch of salt
- •1 small pinch of nutmeg
- •3 tablespoons requeijão (Brazilian creamy cheese spread)
- •Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- 1
Cook the broccoli in salted water for 5 minutes.
- 2
Drain.
- 3
Sauté the garlic in the olive oil, add the broccoli, and sauté for 2 minutes.
- 4
Set aside.
- 5
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, then add the flour and cook for a few minutes.
- 6
Gradually add the milk, stirring with a whisk.
- 7
Add the requeijão and cook until thickened.
- 8
Season with salt and nutmeg.
- 9
While the white sauce is cooking, cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
- 10
Drain the pasta and add it to the white sauce.
- 11
Add the broccoli and mix.
- 12
Transfer to an ovenproof dish and sprinkle generously with grated cheese.