Here’s a lovely family recipe for broccoli cheese pasta. It’s really easy to make and uses semi-skimmed milk and light soft cheese to keep the fat content to a minimum.
The fresh broccoli and creaminess of the sauce should appeal to kids and there’s just enough mustard, chilli and pepper to give it a slight kick without being too much for little tastebuds to handle.
The spices give the sauce a lovely speckled effect and the broccoli holds the sauce perfectly.
Here’s what to do – this recipe feeds four.
Ingredients
- 400 g (14.1 oz) fresh broccoli florets
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 800 ml (1.7 pt) semi-skimmed milk
- 1/2 tsp mustard powder
- pinch sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 400 g (14.1 oz) light cream cheese
- 1.5 tsp mild chilli powder
- 500 g (1.1 lb) fresh egg lasagne sheets cut into wide strips
Equipment
Instructions
- Boil the broccoli until just cooked (not overly soft), then drain.
- When cool, chop roughly into inch pieces and set aside.
- Put the butter, flour and milk in a pan and whisk over a medium heat until thickened.
- Stir in the cream cheese, mustard, chilli, salt and pepper and heat gently, stirring occasionally until it’s cooked through.
- Add the broccoli and stir through.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water for around 5 minutes until al dente, then drain and plate.
- Spoon over the sauce and serve hot.
Enjoy!
10-minute broccoli cheese pasta
Here’s a lovely family recipe for broccoli cheese pasta. It’s really easy to make and uses semi-skimmed milk and light soft cheese to keep the fat content to a minimum.The fresh broccoli and creaminess of the sauce should appeal to kids and there’s just enough mustard, chilli and pepper to give it a slight kick without being too much for little tastebuds to handle.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 738kcal
Ingredients
- 400 g (14.1 oz) fresh broccoli florets
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 800 ml (1.7 pt) semi-skimmed milk
- 1/2 tsp mustard powder
- pinch sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 400 g (14.1 oz) light cream cheese
- 1.5 tsp mild chilli powder
- 500 g (1.1 lb) fresh egg lasagne sheets cut into wide strips
Instructions
- Boil the broccoli until just cooked (not overly soft), then drain.
- When cool, chop roughly into inch pieces and set aside.
- In a pestle and mortar, crush the mustard with the salt, pepper, chilli.
- Put the butter, flour and milk in a pan and whisk over a medium heat until thickened.
- Stir in the cream cheese, mustard, chilli, salt and pepper and heat gently, stirring occasionally until it’s cooked through.
- Add the broccoli and stir through.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water for around 5 minutes until al dente, then drain and plate.
- Spoon over the sauce and serve hot.
Notes
If you’re worried about the heat from the mustard and chilli in this recipe, add bit by bit, tasting as you go to make sure it’s not too hot for your/your little ones’ tastes.
Nutrition
Calories: 738kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 169mg | Sodium: 667mg | Potassium: 1081mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 1748IU | Vitamin C: 90mg | Calcium: 454mg | Iron: 5mg
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Steph (@imcountingufoz) says
That looks blinking fab!
Mary says
We use light philly quite a bit like this – creamy taste – nice and easy and like you say low fat! I’m going to try this one! I make a similar sauce and add red peppers, courgettes and quorn (chicken stye) pieces are a sort of quorn a la king (ish)
Fiona Maclean says
That does look lovely Emily! I’d probably add chicken, but it looks pretty good as a veggie dish!
Amanda says
Oh this looks good. I always make tomato based pasta sauces, but the addition of the mustard seeds etc, sounds very yummy. Good job I’m doing my sainsburys shop….orders more broccoli ;)
Mayfair Mum says
Also meant to say this is perfect for the New Year – light and not using turkey! Hoping 2013 brings you everything you want x
Mayfair Mum says
Ooh! This looks lovely. I’m trying to engage Little Chap with cheese sauce as he’s not keen. Perhaps the chilli/mustard mix in this will pep it up enough for him…and he loves broccoli and pasta. If he likes it would you mind if I reblog it for you?
Emily Leary says
Please do! You might want to add the spice in stages and test as you go to make sure it’s not too hot. Will add that note to the recipe x