How to Make the BEST Rigatoni Broccoli & Garlic Confit | Uncle Giuseppe's Recipes ( Episode 14 )

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: pecorino cheese

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place peeled garlic in a baking pan.

Add a lot of olive oil to the baking pan with the garlic.

Add fresh thyme and bay leaves to the pan.

Bake in the oven for about 1 hour.

Boil water and add salt to make it taste like the ocean.

Add fresh rigatoni pasta to the boiling water.

Prepare the broccoli by cutting it into small florets.

Once the pasta is cooked, remove it from the water and place it in a bowl.

Add the broccoli to the same boiling water to cook it briefly.

Spoon the garlic confit mixture over the rigatoni and broccoli.

Add a generous amount of pecorino romano cheese on top.

Mix the pasta, broccoli, and garlic confit together.

Add fresh cracked black pepper and a little bit of salt to taste.

Give everything a final toss before plating.

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