Broccoli Soup with Pasta

Name: Broccoli Soup with Pasta (Zuppa di Pasta e Broccoli)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 large beef bouillon cube; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 6 ounces short tubular pasta, or other dried small pasta shape for soup, such as ditalini or small shells; ¾ pound broccoli florets; Salt; 2 medium cloves garlic; Freshly ground black pepper

Zuppa di Pasta e Broccoli

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Giuliano Hazan's Thirty Minute Pasta

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2009

About

My family loves broccoli sautéed with garlic and olive oil, so I decided to try it in a soup with pasta. Broccoli’s rich and nutty flavor makes a great broth for this soup and the pasta absorbs some of that flavor, making the soup more substantial. It is also very quick and easy to prepare.

Ingredients

2 medium cloves garlic
Salt
¾ pound broccoli florets

Method

Fill a pot with water that will accommodate the broccoli and place over high heat.
Peel and finely chop the garlic.
When the water is boiling, add 1 teaspoon salt and put in the broccoli. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes after the water comes back to a bo