Hello friends, today I propose this delicious first course: pasta with broccoli cream and crispy bacon to enjoy on any occasion. Simple to make in just a few steps. The first course served with Apulian stracciatella is the top. Below you will find the recipe..

Difficulty: Very easy
Cost: Cheap
Portions: For 2 people
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients for pasta with broccoli cream and bacon

1 broccoli
Half garlic
to taste extra virgin olive oil
to taste stracciatella
to taste ground black pepper (Or chili pepper)
3.5 oz smoked bacon
9 oz mezzi rigatoni (Or any other pasta shape)
table salt

Tools

1 Saucepan
1 Pan
1 Immersion Blender

Steps for pasta with broccoli cream and crispy bacon

To make this delicious pasta with broccoli cream and crispy bacon, first you need to cook the broccoli. Boil one broccoli in salted boiling water for about fifteen minutes (do not discard the water as it will be used to cook the pasta later). Drain the broccoli and sauté it in a pan with some extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and black pepper or chili pepper. It will be ready when it starts to break apart. Pour the broccoli into the blender cup and blend with an immersion blender. Once the cream is made, set it aside.
In the pan where we previously sautéed the broccoli, add the diced bacon and let it sweat until it becomes crispy.
Cook the mezzi rigatoni in the water where we previously cooked the broccoli. Drain the pasta al dente and add it to the pan along with the broccoli cream and some ladles of hot cooking water, stirring for a few minutes.
Once the pasta is cooked, serve it with the crispy bacon and Apulian stracciatella. And here it’s ready. I hope you like this latest recipe of mine, until next time friends.