# Broccoli Pasta

I got this recipe off Pinterest, so it's certainly not original, but it is delicious.

## Ingredients:

* Pasta (large spirals recommended)
* 1 head of broccoli
* 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced or crushed
* Salt & pepper
* Olive oil or butter
* Parmesan to serve if that's your thing

## Method

* Chop a head of broccoli into florets
* Add the broccoli into a pot of salted boiling water, and boil for 5 minutes
* Remove the broccoli from the boiling water, but reserve the water
* Add the boiled broccoli to a skillet or frying pan with the garlic, some oil or butter and a little salt and pepper, and cook over medium heat until it is tender enough to be mashed with a fork, approx 10 mins.
* While the broccoli is in the pan, cook the pasta in the broccoli water.
* Mash the broccoli with a fork until it is a creamy paste
* Strain the pasta, but reserve a quarter to half a cup of the pasta water (quantity will depend on how much pasta you're making)
* Combine the broccoli, pasta, and reserved pasta water, add more salt & pepper to taste if desired, and stir to coat the pasta.
* Serve with parmesan (optional)