Aglio e Olio with Kale
Aglio E Olio is an easy to make Pasta dish that needs only a few ingredients and takes just a few minutes. Here kale and broccoli are added to give some color and added nutrition to the dish.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb. Long Pasta like Spaghetti or Bucatini
- ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 4 Garlic Cloves, thinly sliced
- As needed Crushed red Pepper flakes (optional)
- 2 cups Broccoli florets, steamed
- 1 Small Bunch Kale, chopped
- To taste Salt & Pepper
- 2~3 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- Cook Pasta in a big pot of salted water until 'al dente'. Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water. Drain pasta and return to the pot.
- While pasta is cooking, heat 3tbsp olive oil and garlic in a large skillet. Add crushed red pepper flakes, if using. Cook over medium heat until garlic starts to sizzle and turn lightly golden, about 3~4 minutes.
- Add kale and cook till it slightly wilts, about 2~3 minutes. Add steamed broccoli and cook for 1 more minute to heat through.
- Next transfer the pasta to the skillet along with ½cup of pasta cooking water, increase the heat to high and cook tossing the noodles constantly, until a creamy sauce forms and coats the noodles. Add more pasta water if needed.
- Remove from heat and stir in the remaining 1tbsp olive oil and mix well. Top with grated parmesan, if desired. Serve right away!!
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