California Shells On The Side

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups shelled pasta, uncooked (rotini, rotelle)
• 3 cups frozen broccoli
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped yellow sweet pepper
• 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter
• 5 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed dried red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1/3 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions; during last 2 minutes of cooking, stir in broccoli and sweet yellow pepper.
• 2 drain pasta and vegetables. in non-stick skillet over medium heat, melt margarine; add garlic and dried red pepper flakes.
• 3 cook 1 minute; do not brown.
• 4 toss hot pasta and vegetables with garlic mixture; sprinkle with cheese.
• 5 salt to taste.