Penne with spinach and broccoli rice
A simple one-pan dinner that leans on the rice and vegetable base already in the frozen penne box, stretched with a quick stir-in of broccoli and aromatics. The pasta and rice cook together, soaking up flavour while you stay in the kitchen for just thirty minutes.
About 420 calories a serving, 23 g protein, 20 g carbohydrate, 29 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 6 ounces broccoli florets
- 1 cup chicken broth
From your shelf
- 1 box Birds Eye Steamfresh penne with spinach in parmesan sauce
Staples
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 small onion
- 1 tablespoon oil
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Dice 1/2 small onion and mince 2 garlic cloves, then add them to the pan and cook for 2 minutes until softened.
- Tip the entire box of penne into the skillet and stir to combine with the aromatics. Pour in 1 cup chicken broth and bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Chop 6 ounces broccoli florets into bite-size pieces and add them to the pan along with 1 tablespoon butter. Simmer for 3 minutes more until the broccoli is tender and the liquid is mostly absorbed.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Divide between two bowls and serve warm.
Note Swap the broccoli for frozen peas or diced zucchini if you prefer. Leftovers keep in the fridge for two days; reheat gently with a splash of broth to loosen. Serve with a simple green salad or crusty bread.
On the label
COOKED WHITE RICE (WATER, RICE), BROCCOLI, CARROTS, ONIONS, SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY SALT, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, HYDROLYZED CORN, PROTEIN DEHYDRATED ONIONS, YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED RED PEPPERS, NATURAL FLAVORS, SOYBEAN OIL, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, TURMERIC POWDER, AND DIGLYCERIDES, SAFFLOWER OIL, SODIUM PHOSPHATE,SODIUM CASEINATE, CHICKEN FAT, GUM ACACIA, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED CHICKEN BROTH, SUNFLOWER OIL), SOYBEAN.
Birds Eye, frozen dinners & entrees, serving 192 g, package 12 oz. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as parmesan, spinach, penne. Half of it left? Use up the parmesan.