Broccoli Pasta
on Nov 13, 2023, Updated Mar 06, 2025
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Need a new way to get broccoli into your kid? Try this broccoli pasta! It has 3 ingredients in the sauce and is SO easy to make! Not to mention delicious.
If your kid loves pasta, this is a must try! It makes quite a bit, enough for at least 4 people! This pasta is so yummy, the whole family will love it. What a fun way to get some veggies in! Your kids will love the green color of the pasta! Great for babies and kids!
What You Will Need
- Steamed broccoli- I use a frozen bag of broccoli and microwave to steam. So easy!
- Cream cheese
- Garlic powder
Substitutions
- Cream cheese- you can use mascarpone cheese instead
- Garlic powder– use 1 tsp minced garlic if you don’t have garlic powder
Storage
Keep this in the fridge for up to 3 days!
Broccoli Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups steamed broccoli
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/4-1/2 cup pasta water
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 3 cups pasta
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package.
- Steam broccoli. ( I use frozen broccoli and microwave to steam)
- In a food processor or blender, blend up broccoli, cream cheese, pasta water, and garlic powder.
- Add broccoli pasta sauce to the pasta and enjoy!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Great recipe! Hope the dude likes it!
Thanks! I hope so too!
Kids loved it 💖 thank you keep sharing your fab recipes please 🙏🏼
I’m so glad it was a hit!
This was actually so tasty! I added in some quartered grape tomatoes. I’m pregnant and struggling to find meals that don’t make me gag and this did it! My 18 month old didn’t eat much but I’ll offer it again. His desires change hour by hour.
Tonight we are trying with cauliflower.
Thank you! Can this be frozen?
Yes, for up to 3 months!
My toddler loved this! We have so much leftover, what’s the best way to reheat?
Yay, I’m so glad it was a hit! Reheat in the microwave for 30 second increments!
In the recipe it’s says pasta water twice but which amount do we use? Thank you.
Its 1/4 cup-1/2 cup pasta water depending on the consistency you want!
Hi,
Can you use cottage cheese instead of cream cheese ?
That should be fine!
My 3.5 year old and 10 month old loved this! Even myself and hubby had a serving. So simple and quick to whip up. Will definitely make again 🙂
I am so happy it was a hit!
This recipe was easy and quick to prepare. Instead of using our food processor, I opted to use our immersion blender to blend the broccoli, cream cheese, and (fresh) garlic). This meal was a hit with my kids! I’d love to see another version of this recipe that includes chicken.
I’m so glad this was a hit!