Pasta with broccoli cream and crispy bacon, a truly tasty, healthy, and easy-to-prepare first course. Perfect when you have little time but want to eat something good. So let’s talk about today’s recipe, which I particularly love.
The chosen vegetable, broccoli, is extremely important in cancer cell prevention, thanks to sulforaphane, a substance that prevents its development. In ancient times it was even considered sacred because it was used to cure various diseases, strengthens the immune system, combats gastritis and ulcers, detoxifying, low-calorie, so perfect for diets.
It should be steamed to preserve its properties, but even boiled will be fine as long as cooking does not exceed 10/15 minutes. In the kitchen, it can be used in various ways and we propose this broccoli cream which is really delicious, used as a condiment with pasta, in this case, whole wheat linguine, with the addition of crispy bacon, which makes everything tastier
Here are some other delicious recipes with broccoli:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, and Spring
- Energy 710.13 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 99.88 (g) of which sugars 6.22 (g)
- Proteins 34.22 (g)
- Fat 20.16 (g) of which saturated 6.03 (g)of which unsaturated 6.68 (g)
- Fibers 12.41 (g)
- Sodium 807.90 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 269 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for pasta with broccoli cream and crispy bacon
- 10.5 oz Broccoli
- 2.1 oz Parmigiano Reggiano PDO
- 1 Shallot
- 4 tbsps Fresh liquid cream (for cooking)
- to taste Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 pinch Pepper
- 3.5 oz Smoked bacon
- 21 oz Whole wheat linguine
- Pot Lagostina 010715020418 Every – Pot, Stainless Steel, Diameter 18 cm, 3 Liters, Height 14.5 cm
- Pan Tognana Set of 3 Pans 20-24-28 cm, Aluminum, also for Induction, Black
- Pots Lagostina Pasta Cooker in Stainless Steel 18/10 + Glass Lid and Strainer Basket, Ø 22 cm, Gas and Oven up to 482 °F, with Wide Handles, Dishwasher Safe
Steps with broccoli cream and crispy bacon
Clean the broccoli by removing the ends of the stem, cut them roughly, and place them in boiling (unsalted) water for about 15 minutes.
Drain the broccoli and transfer them to the minipimer container (if you are interested in purchasing click here), with 4 tablespoons of cream. Blend until it becomes a cream and set aside
Put the chopped shallot and diced smoked bacon in a pan with the oil and fry over medium heat for a few minutes. Add the broccoli cream, mix, and adjust the salt if necessary.
Boil the water for the pasta, I chose linguine, once cooked, drain it, stir it in the pan with the broccoli cream and smoked bacon, sprinkle with a little salt, and serve.
