Broccoli sauce for pasta

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2½ tablespoon Olive oil
2 cups Chopped onion
1½ pounds Broccoli, in 1 inch pieces
1 teaspoon Salt
1 large Red or yellow bell pepper
2 cups Water
2 tablespoons Flour
2 cups Cherry tomatoes
½ cup Nicoise olives
6 larges Cloves garlic, minced
¾ pounds To 1 lb fettucine
Extra olive oil for pasta
Parmesan
Fresh ground black pepper
5 To 6 sun dried tomatoes,
Softened in hot water,choppd
5 To 6 dried black mushrooms,
Softened in hot water,sliced
Toasted pine nuts for top

Directions

OPTIONAL

OPTIONAL ADDITIONS

1. Heat olive oil in large skillet. Add onion and saute until very soft (10-15 mins).

2. Add broccoli and salt and saute another 10 mins or so, until broccoli is just tender.

3. Add the bell pepper and saute about 5 mins more.

4. Turn up heat, and add the water. Let it come to a boil, and sprinkle in the flour, whisking constantly until it is dissolved.

5. Turn the heat to very low, and gently stir in the tomatoes, olives and optional sun dried tomatoes and mushrooms. Stir in the garlic. Keep the sauce warm while you cook the pasta.

After pasta has been cooked and drained, toss it with a little extra olive oil if desired, and spoon sauce on top. Sprinkle generously with parmesan and fresh black pepper and if available, a few pine nuts.

Posted to recipelu-digest by GramWag <GramWag@...> on Mar 18, 1998

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