Penne Pasta With Prosciutto And Broccoli - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 ounces penne pasta
12 ounces broccoli
1 onion
2 tablespoons pine nuts
2 slices prosciutto
1/4 cup feshly grated parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt & pepper, to taste

Preparation

- Heat the pine nuts in a pan (no grease) for a few minutes (they'll get dry and more crunchy)
- Cut the Prosciutto slices in small strips.
- Peel and mince the onion ; fry it in 2 Tbs. olive oil
- Prepare the broccoli in very small bunches; boil them in salted water for 5 minutes.
- Boil the pasta in salted water and strain them when they are still a little firm; spread 1 Tbs.of olive oil and mix.
- In the onion pan, pour the pasta and broccoli and add pepper; saute for
2 minutes (turn gently) then spread with the prosciutto and pine nuts.
- Serve right away with the parmesan cheese on the table.
Hint : you may choose to put the parmesan in the pasta before the pine nuts and ham and turn. I prefer to do that because the parmesan cheese melts better in the dish when it is done.