Broccoli Pancetta Rigatoni

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Broccoli Pancetta Rigatoni

This Broccoli Pancetta Rigatoni is a restaurant quality meal you can make in your home kitchen in less than 30 minutes. It’s no wonder most Italian restaurant’s menu are 50% pasta.  I know ours  was, and for good reason. Pasta is easy, versatile, delicious and cheap.Yep, it’s cheap, this statement might get me in boiling pasta water with my fellow restaurant owners, but it’s true.I  often wondered why  anyone would spend up to 25.00 dollars for  a plate of pasta.

Well the answer may be it’s too imitating for the home cook, IT”S NOT !!!You need dinner quick, on those busy weeknights, you have unexpected guests coming Pasta to the  rescue.

Pasta is delicious plain and simple,think olive oil, garlic, parmesan and some herbs, add some pancetta and broccoli you have a guaranteed crowd pleaser!!!!

That’s all it takes, adding broccoli and  pancetta to this pasta recipe, to make a meal that is cause for celebration.Rich and creamy this broccoli and pancetta  pasta is full of robust flavors, that can be on your table in less than 30 minutes.

Customize The Recipe

This Broccoli Pancetta Rigatoni recipe calls for ingredients you probably already have on hand, butter, garlic, cream,

broccoli, which together create a creamy, saucy Italian flavored dinner. If you don’t you can substitute  the pancetta which is uncured Italian bacon

for bacon, and if you don’t have broccoli you can use spinach. My recipes are customizable to fit your lifestyle and taste, and are meant to keep you from running to the store and use what you have on hand. I used rigatoni you can use any pasta you like or have.

I don’t drink alcohol, so I give you options in all my recipes to use wine or stock, use whatever fits your lifestyle and taste. In some recipes I do use wine, Am okay with that, if your not use stock.

This is a restaurant quality meal that can be on your table in less than 30 minutes and you can make it your own. If you make this recipe please leave me a comment and don’t forget to tag me on Instagram, I love hearing from you.

Ingredients

1 lb rigatoni

1 lb broccoli florets

1 cup pancetta cut in large dice

1 cup parmesan cheese

1 small chopped onion

2 tablespoons chopped garlic

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 cup chicken stock or white wine

2 cups reserved pasta water

1 Tbs. each chopped Italian parsley, basil, and thyme

2 Tbs.  butter

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions

2. Mean while heat  butter in large saute p

3. Add pancetta render until crispy

4. Saute onion and garlic until opaque in pancetta fat

5.  Add broccoli saute 5 minutes

6.  Salt and pepper to taste

7.   De glaze pan with chicken stock or white wine

8.   Add heavy whipping cream and reserved pasta water

9.   Simmer until sauce thickens about 10 minutes

10. Add parmesan cheese and  herbs last 5 minute

11. Toss drained pasta in the sauce

12.Top with  additional parmesan and  Italian parsley

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