Penne A La Broccoli - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 ounces penne, cooked
1 bunch broccoli, cleaned trimmed cut into bite size pieces
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
5 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup water
salt
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Garnish
red pepper flakes
1 scallion, sliced thin
1 tablespoon toasted pine nuts

Preparation

Put broccoli in a saucepan with the olive oil, garlic, water and salt.
Bring to a boil,lower heat, cover tightly, and let steam until the broccoli is bright green and very crunchy about five minutes.
Add pasta to broccoli.
Mix in cheese.
Top with red pepper flakes, scallions and pine nuts.