Broccoli with Pasta

We found these interesting pasta shapes at Whole Foods and used them in a very simple recipe to really enjoy the pasta flavor.

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 LB broccoli
• 1 LB pasta
• 6 TB olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 6 anchovy fillets in oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Directions:

• Cut broccoli florets in 2 pieces.
• Bring a large pan of water to a boil.
• Boil broccoli until barely tender, about 5 minutes.
• Remove broccoli pieces from the pan to a serving bowl and do not discard the water.
• Add salt to the cooking water.
• Add pasta, stir well, and cook until al dente, in this case about 8 minutes.
• While the pasta is boiling, heat the oil in a small frying pan.
• Add the garlic, and after 2-3 minutes the anchovy fillets.
• Mash the anchovies and garlic into a paste with the back of a wooden spoon.
• Cook 3-4 minutes more.
• Before draining the pasta, ladl3 1-2 cupfuls of the cooking water over the broccoli.
• Add the drained pasta and the hot anchovy and oil mixture.
• Mix well, and season with salt and pepper if necessary.
• Serve at once.