When it comes to taking care of household chores we all have our roles.
I take care of the cooking, he takes care of the garbage, we both share day to day clean up and laundry duties. I think we have a pretty good groove going. And sometimes, we both step out of our chore box to help each other out, which is always a nice and welcome surprise.
Normally when I’m planning on going out for dinner, my husband and daughter dine on leftovers or a frozen pizza always kept on hand in case of a dinner emergency. Well, this past week when I was venturing out for a girls night out, I whipped up this super easy and super delicious pasta, surprising my hubby with a restaurant-worthy meal. #wifepoints
Even if you don’t normally take on the “cook” role, this pasta is so easy you may choose the cook rather than clean up duties tonight. With just a few simple ingredients – olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes and salt, the pasta is so flavourful. If you normally fear broccoli rabe for it’s usual bitterness, the boiling of this grown up version of broccoli takes away the sharp bitter flavour.
And this one big bowl of pasta is also a one pot meal. So you could score double points by taking on the cooking and clean up duty. But probably better to keep this a secret – no one wants to pick up extra household chores!
Pasta with garlic, red pepper flakes, and broccoli rabe
Serves | 4 |
Dietary | Vegetarian |
Meal type | Main Dish |
Website | Adapted from Smitten Kitchen |
Ingredients
- 1 Pound whole wheat short pasta
- 1 bunch broccoli rabe (ends removed and chopped)
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 5 cloves of garlic (minced)
- 1/2 Tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 Tsp kosher salt
- parmesan cheese (grated)
Note
Use any short pasta you have on hand - penne, rigatoni, fusilli, even macaroni would work. I used half a box each of penne and macaroni because that's what I had. You can adjust the red pepper flakes depending on your spice level preference.
Directions
1. | Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package direction. 5 minutes before it's finished, add the broccoli rabe. Drain pasta and broccoli rabe and place in a large serving bowl. |
2. | In the same pot, add oil, garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes. Heat over medium heat until fragrant and the garlic is starting to brown. |
3. | Pour over pasta and broccoli rabe mixture and toss to coat. Add as much parmesan as you'd like and toss again. Serve with additional parmesan on the side. |
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