Gluten-Free Lemon Broccoli Penne Pasta
This delicious lemon, brocolli penne pasta recipe is equal parts savory and zesty.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 3 cups organic gluten-free penne pasta (my favorite is Jovial)
- 4 tbsp organic, grass-fed ghee (can also use grass-fed butter, a vegan substitute or olive oil)
- 2-3 cloves organic garlic, diced
- 3-4 bunches organic brocolinni, chopped
- 1/3 cup parmegiano regiano, grated (very important that the cheese is grated so it melts completely)
- 1/3 cup pecorino cheese, grated
- 1 lemon juiced
- salt and pepper to taste
- fresh basil to top if desired
Instructions
- Begin heating water for pasta (will add pasta to boiling water once the brocolinni is cooking)
- Pre-heat a large sauce pan on medium heat.
- Place ghee in pan and allow to melt.
- Add diced garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
- Add chopped broccolini and a layer of salt and pepper and cook on medium heat for 8-10 minutes.
- While broccolini is cooking, cook pasta according to package (most gluten-free pastas only take about 8 minutes to cook). Be sure not to overcook the gluten free pasta!
- Once broccolini is softened, remove from heat and add lemon juice.
- Drain pasta and add hot pasta to the saucepan with the broccolini.
- Add both cheeses to the saucepan and mix gently.
- Once the cheese has melted spoon onto plates and top with a final dash of pepper and some basil!