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Recipe of the Day: Orecchiette with Broccoli

Under 500 calorie Dinner!

Nutritional Information here

If you’re craving pesto-laced pasta, give Anne’s veggie-rich version a try. To cut down on oil, she adds ricotta cheese to the sauce, then blends in bitter broccoli rabe, toasted walnuts and a bit of Parmesan cheese.

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

1 bunch broccoli rabe, tough lower stems removed

1/2 cup pistachios, toasted

3/4 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, plus more for garnish

Kosher salt

1/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese

1/2 pound orecchiette pasta

High-quality extra-virgin olive oil, for finishing (optional)

Directions:

Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Set up a bowl of well-salted ice water. Cook the broccoli rabe in the boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes and then immediately plunge in the salted ice water. This will prevent the broccoli rabe from being overcooked and will set the lovely green color.

Drain the broccoli rabe and squeeze out any excess water; coarsely chop. Place the broccoli rabe in the bowl of a food processor and puree until it is a coarse paste. Add the pistachios and parmigiano and puree until smooth. Taste and adjust the seasoning; you probably will need more salt. Add the ricotta and pulse until combined. Taste for seasoning once again-it should be full-flavored, slightly bitter and creamy at the same time. Set aside.

Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. (If you are making the pasta right after the pesto, just use the broccoli rabe blanching water.) Cook the pasta 1 minute less than the cooking time on the package.

While the pasta is cooking, place the pesto in a large skillet and add about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of the pasta cooking water; place over medium-high heat. When the pasta is ready, drain and add to the skillet with the pesto. Stir vigorously to combine and cook until the sauce is creamy and heated through, 1 to 2 minutes; add salt to taste. Remove from the heat, add 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil, if desired, and stir vigorously. Garnish with more parmesan.

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1 cup water (more can be added if needed)
1/4 banana, sliced thinly
pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 scoop chocolate whey
1 tbsp flax seed, ground
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp stevia (if needed)
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