One Dish Broccoli Rotini

Ingredients

• 16 ounces fresh broccoli, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) package rotini pasta
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Directions

In a large pot, cook broccoli in boiling water until tender. Drain broccoli, but reserve cooking water.

Reusing broccoli cooking water, cook rotini pasta until al dente. Drain and remove pasta.

In a large pot, saute the garlic in the olive oil. Add the cooked pasta, broccoli, grated Parmesan cheese and toss together. If desired, add salt and pepper to taste.