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Best Rigatoni with Roman Broccoli Sauce
Romans use the leaves that grow around heads of broccoli to make a flavorful sauce for pasta. In the U.S., most of the leaves are stripped off before broccoli is sold. Our recipe instead uses the stems, which are equally flavorful and produce a silky sauce. Baby spinach retains the color of the original recipe.
TIP
Don’t undercook the broccoli stems. We're accustomed to cooking vegetables until crisp-tender, but the stems here should be cooked until fully tender.

By KEMP MINIFIE
35 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 POUND BROCCOLI, STEMS AND FLORETS SEPARATED
  • KOSHER SALT AND GROUND BLACK PEPPER
  • 1½ CUPS PACKED BABY SPINACH
  • 2 MEDIUM GARLIC CLOVES, CHOPPED
  • 4 TABLESPOONS (½ STICK) SALTED BUTTER, CUT INTO 4 PIECES
  • 1 TABLESPOON DRAINED CAPERS
  • ½ TEASPOON RED PEPPER FLAKES
  • 2 TABLESPOONS FINELY GRATED LEMON ZEST, DIVIDED
  • 12 OUNCES RIGATONI PASTA
  • 1 OUNCE PECORINO ROMANO OR PARMESAN CHEESE, FINELY GRATED (½ CUP), PLUS MORE TO SERVE
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