Pasta Con Broccoli

Pasta Con Broccoli

Serves: 1-2

Ingredients:

4 oz uncooked Pasta (usually shells)

1 cup Cream (or half-and-half)

2 Tbsp Butter

1/2 tsp minced Garlic

2 Tbsp Tomato Sauce

1/2 cup chopped Broccoli

Salt and Ground Black Pepper, to taste

1/3 cup sliced Mushrooms

1/4 cup grated Parmesan Cheese

Instructions:

1. Cook pasta until half done. Drain.
2. Return pasta to pot.
3. Add cream, butter, garlic, tomato sauce, broccoli, salt and pepper to the pot.
4. Bring to a hard boil.
5. When pasta is fully cooked, stir in the mushrooms. 
6. Remove from heat. Toss and serve.

This recipe comes from a restaurant called The Pasta House, which is located in the St. Louis, MO area. This recipe is occasionally posted on their website, but I originally wrote it down when it was published in our local newspaper, The St. Louis Dispatch.

It really is delicious! It works well as either a main dish or as a side dish and it is really quick and simple to make. I will have to make it again soon so I can post a photo.