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Broccoli Sauce with Shells

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Category: Vegetables

 Ingredients List

  • 1 Head garlic
  • 2 ts Oil; Canola or Olive
  • 1 Head broccoli
  • 1 1/2 lb Pasta shells
  • 1 1/2 ts Salt
  • 1/2 ts Black pepper
  • Grated parmesan cheese
  • Water; for steaming

 Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Peel all the garlic and arrange in one layer in a
small oven-proof dish. Coat with oil and bake 40 minutes until the garlic
is golden brown. Shortcut: toss the garlic in oil in a small non-stick
frying pan and cook covered over low heat until golden brown.

Separate broccoli stems from florets. Peel stems and steam for 10 minutes.
Add florets to the steamer and cook 5 minutes. Reserve the water from the
steamer.

Put everything except the shells in a food processor with 1/2 to 1 cup of
steamer water (or use 50% dry white wine) and blend to a sauce. Pour over
cooked shells. (I use much less salt.)

Shell pasta is nice for this dish because they hold the sauce.

Add fresh basil for a pesto effect. Next I am going to try this with
carrots!

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