Lemon and Broccoli Pasta

One of my first recipes! Tasty, easy, cheap vegan pasta dish with onions, olive oil, broccoli, pasta and herbs. You can swap out the broccoli for pretty much any green vegetable and it'll work - I've had success with green beans, peas and asparagus.

Good

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Cook pasta according to packet instructions, adding the vegetable stock to the pasta water at the beginning. As the stock cubes contain salt, reduce the amount of salt in the water. In the last 5 minutes of cooking time add broccoli. You might want to leave the pasta a bit al dente as it will cook again later in the frying pan.

Step 2

While the pasta cooks, heat up a frying pan with the olive oil in the pan until hot.

Step 3

Fry onions and garlic with herbs until soft and slightly browned.

Step 4

Once the pasta is cooked, put about 150ml of pasta water into frying pan. I just eyeball this using a mug, it's normally around half the mum's volume. Drain the rest of the pasta water. Reduce the pasta water in the frying pan until it creates a thin sauce.

Step 5

Put the cooked pasta and broccoli into the pan with sauce. Turn the heat down to low on the hob. Stir until everything is fully coated.

Step 6

Take the pan off the heat. Add lemon juice and stir it in. You can also add lemon zest at this stage if you like. If you want some hard cheese such as pecorino or parmesan or a vegan alternative like nooch, sprinkle over the top to serve.