Turbo pasta with broccoli pesto

Name: Turbo pasta with broccoli pesto
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper; 500 g Broccoli; 500 g short pasta (e.g. penne rigate); 100 g Bacon; 5 TABLESPOONS Olive oil; 50 g chopped almonds; 1 Garlic clove; 1 collar Basil; 50 g Parmesan (piece)

AUTHOR
Isreal Robertson

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

Part of the broccoli ends up pureed as pesto, the rest as florets on the pasta. Bacon gives you extra power. So delicious, so fast, so good!

COOK TIME
20 mins

TOTAL TIME
20 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper
500 g Broccoli
500 g short pasta (e.g. penne rigate)
100 g Bacon
5 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
50 g chopped almonds
1 Garlic clove
1 collar Basil
50 g Parmesan (piece)

Directions

1
Bring 4-5 l salt water (1 teaspoon salt per litre) to the boil. Clean and wash the broccoli and divide into florets. Cook in boiling salt water for about 4 minutes. Quench, drain.
2
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet. Halve the bacon and fry until crispy in 1 tbsp. oil, remove. Roast the almonds in the bacon fat.
3
Grate cheese. Peel and chop the garlic. Wash basil, pluck leaves. 1⁄3 Mash broccoli, almonds with frying fat, cheese, garlic and 4 tbsp. oil. Season with salt and pepper. Add the rest of the broccoli briefly to the pasta and warm it up. Drain and put back into the pot. Mix in pesto and bacon.