Here's a quick-and-easy play on broccoli cheese soup -- but with pasta! We're making an incredibly creamy, zero-guilt, cheesy sauce with broccoli, butter, and It's Skinny pasta. A whole bowl of this broccoli cheese pasta WON'T make you feel full or bloated, with ZERO net carbs and only 9 calories per bag! Chef Michele encourages enjoying a bowl of this broccoli cheddar pasta poolside -- trust us, it's worth it!
Ingredients
Angel Hair | It's Skinny- 1 package It's Skinny Angel Hair
- 5 cups water (reserve 1/4 cup)
- 10 broccoli florets (about 1 small head of broccoli)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 shallot, sliced thin
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup cubed American cheese
- 1/4 cup cubed cheddar cheese
Directions
1
Boil a large pot of water on the stovetop over medium high heat. Steam/boil 8-10 broccoli florets - about 1 small head of broccoli - and cook until tender, about 2-3 minutes. Reserve about 1/4 cup of the broccoli water for the sauce.
2
Add the cooked broccoli to a blender along with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and about 2 tablespoons of the cooking water. Blend under pureed.
3
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium/medium-high heat. Add the broccoli puree to the melted butter and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and let the sauce cook for about 5 minutes.
4
Add in 1/2 cup of cubed cheese of your choice; this recipe uses cubed American cheese and cubed cheddar cheese. Mix the cheese into the sauce until completely melted. Add sliced shallots - about 1/4th of a whole shallot - to flavor the sauce.
5
Add It's Skinny angel hair pasta to the sauce. Toss to combine, and cook for 5 minutes until the pasta is heated through.
6
Dish up, spoon extra sauce over the pasta, dig in, & enjoy!
