Uncle Giuseppe's Rigatoni & Broccoli Garlic Confit

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 and cover with a lot of olive oil.

Add fresh thyme and bay leaves to the baking pan with garlic and olive oil.

Bake in the oven for about 1 hour.

Prepare a pot of salted water, making it taste similar to the ocean.

Add fresh pasta to the boiling water.

Cut broccoli crown into small florets and add to the same boiling water.

After cooking, remove the pasta and broccoli from the pot and place them in a bowl.

Spoon the garlic confit over the pasta and broccoli.

Add a generous amount of pecorino romano cheese to the mixture.

Mix well and add fresh cracked black pepper and a little bit of salt.

Give everything a final toss before plating.

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