Cavatelli and Broccoli

Cavatelli and broccoli over pasta is a delicious flavor-packed recipe. This Italian pasta is light in flavor and texture made with Ricotta cheese. You can find the homemade recipe in a link below.

Easy Homemade Pasta

We love homemade pasta and cavatelli is an easy favorite.


They're really easy to make from scratch.


You can, however, buy them frozen if you're in a hurry.


These are great with sauteed broccoli and garlic.


You can also make them and just put Italian tomato meat sauce over them.


Either way, these are a big hit here in my household.


My whole family just loves them. We make them we flour, ricotta, and some other ingredients.

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Cavatelli Homemade Pasta.

Over the years this is a nice change of pace using the broccoli version, nice and light.


The broccoli really compliments the taste of this light pasta dish.


Cavatelli float to the top of the boiling water when they are cooked.


Make sure you wait for that tip so they come out perfect!

Broccoli is our favorite!

I have tried many other greens with this to include broccoli rabe and also spinach both which were sauteed in olive oil, red pepper flakes, and garlic.


It enhances the flavors to these greens and gives it just the right amount of spice with the pasta.

Tips on the best

• We use fresh pasta made from scratch, however, you can find it in the frozen food sections (or dry pasta in which I do not recommend.

• The soft homemade of course is always the best.

• Use fresh broccoli not frozen when possible.

• When boiling the pasta always add salt.

• When they float to the top of the boiling water, they are done

• Always use a good grade extra virgin olive oil

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Yield: 6Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Cavatelli and Broccoli

prep time: 15 min cook time: 45 min total time: 60 mins

This is homemade pasta with light garlic and oil with broccoli

ingredients:

• 1 recipe Homemade Cavatelli click the link for the recipe (or use store bought) cooked in a pot of boiling water with 1 teaspoon salt set aside (reserve 1/2 pasta water if you don't have chicken broth)
• 1 bunch of fresh broccoli steamed or use broccoli rabe (rapini)
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1/2 cup chicken broth or use pasta water reserved from boiling cavatelli
• olive oil
• grated cheese
• parsley, basil chopped
• salt pepper to taste
• butter

instructions:

1. Drain steamed broccoli set aside. 
2. Saute garlic 1 minute with 3 tablespoon olive oil in a large deep pan, add the broccoli until heated around 2 minutes. 
3. Add the broth or water, wine and around 3 tablespoons butter heat another minutes or so till butter are melted. 
4. Stir in the cavatelli and add lots of grated romano cheese along with the fresh herbs, spices, salt, pepper to taste.
5.  Drizzle a little more olive oil over the top and add a little red pepper flake also if you like.

calories
270

fat (grams)
6

sat. fat (grams)
3

carbs (grams)
17

net carbs
9

protein (grams)
4

sugar (grams)
9

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Homemade Cavatelli Recipe Click Here