Brown Butter Broccoli, Sage, & Walnut Pasta
Brown Butter Broccoli, Sage, & Walnut Pasta. Nutty brown butter sage sauce with toasty walnuts and broccoli filled with lots of spicy red pepper flakes and grated Parmesan. It’s the perfect pasta to welcome the first week of October. Bring on alllll the autumn vibes !!
I don’t know what is up with the weather this week, but it’s another overcast, dreary day. I am definitely not loving this weather, but I do love the cozy fall recipes. So, here is another one for this week. And the middle of the week calls for pasta. A comfy, cozy autumn pasta.
I am kind of on a brown butter kick at the moment. Brown butter is just the perfect fall flavor and with a little sage…it becomes addicting. Brown butter pasta recipes are pretty endless, and there are so many fall veggies to pair with brown butter. Although, this is our first time trying a broccoli and brown butter sauce.
For tonight’s brown butter, we added sage and walnuts plus the broccoli and it made for an absolutely perfect fall combination. The walnuts are toasty, the sage makes it herby, and the broccoli gets coated with the nutty flavor of the butter. Then we make it a little spicy with some red pepper flakes and load on the grated parmesan to make it cheesy. SO good.
We’re halfway through the first week of October. I am still shocked that it is October, but here we are. And we are so close to another fun fall weekend. So close…but so far. I have lots of fun city plans again this weekend and I can’t wait !! I have actually really been enjoying fall this year !! Happy Wednesday guys !!
Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter
15 fresh sage leaves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup olive oil
1 pound broccoli; cut into florets
1 garlic clove; chopped
salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes
1/3 cup fresh grated parmesan
1 pound pasta
Directions
In a large skillet, melt the butter with the sage leaves for 5 - 7 minutes until butter starts to brown and smell nutty and sage leaves become crisp. Add the walnuts and olive oil. Continue to cook until the pan turns brown. Add the broccoli, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook for about 15 minutes until the broccoli has softened.
Cook the pasta. Drain, saving 1 cup of cooking water. Add the pasta to the skillet with the broccoli. Toss to combine, adding pasta water and parmesan. Serve topped with additional red pepper flakes.
