This is a perfect Friday night meal. It is easy to prepare and packed with revitalizing nutrients. Along with your personal touches, this will yield approximately four servings. Hope you enjoy!
8 oz Penne Pasta
6 oz pearled black olives (sliced)
2 cups chopped broccoli
1 tablespoon crushed garlic
Sea salt & pepper to taste
3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Shredded Romano (sheep cheese)
Boil water (2 qts)- add dash of salt & olive oil to boiling water
Add 8 oz penne pasta to boiling water
Boil pasta for 6-8 minutes – Al dente
Add chopped broccoli to simmering pasta for about 2 minutes
Strain the pasta and broccoli and empty into serving bowl, drizzle olive oil over the top and add pearled black sliced olives, garlic, and Romano (sheep) cheese. Add salt & pepper to taste and then, toss & serve.
For added protein, add 4 oz canned, strained black beans toss in & serve-
Broccoli is rich in fiber, vitamin C, folic acid, beta carotene, potassium, calcium and contains cancer fighting compounds such as indole-3-carbinol. However; overcooking broccoli will destroy these vital nutrients.
Doreen Gubernat-Hogan, MPH, CHES
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