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Broccoli With Gorgonzola Over Fettuccine

Broccoli With Gorgonzola Over Fettuccine

By Chloe Prichards

All of us has a recommended daily intake (RDI) of nutrients that we all need to remain healthy, feeling full of energy, and capable of fighting off health issues we encounter every day. Biotin, otherwise known as vitamin b7, is one of the many important nutrients we'll each must have each and every day. A typical grownup certainly needs to intake 30mcg of biotin every day. Biotin benefits do occur naturally in your body with the help of really small bacteria found inside of us and because of this deficiencies are quite rare.

However, the body doesn't produce the needed amount of biotin, so it's advisable to eat foods loaded with vitamins. Eggs and dairy products contain the highest levels of biotin, depending largely on how they are prepared (you can cook away a lot of nutrients if you're not careful).

BIOTIN BENEFITS IN YOUR FOOD

Fresher foods are certainly much better than processed ones as the freshest foods offer much more biotin and higher amounts of nutrients. Vegetables and fruits are super rich in biotin and other vitamins. Of the common vegetables, broccoli and cabbage contain some of the highest volumes of vitamin B7.

Though vegetables and fruits may not provide as high a biotin as eggs, they have several other health bonuses that your body needs including calcium, zinc, and other minerals and vitamins. In this article below, we outline a recipe that you and your family could enjoy at lunch or dinner that's not only extremely easy on the taste buds, but quite healthy as well. Broccoli contains heaps of biotin and calcium, but not too many kids are fond of eating it. Once they've tried this dish, you can bet that your kid will start enjoying eating their veggies.

Fettuccine with Gorgonzola and Broccoli takes about thirty minutes to ready. It's a pretty quick, easy and delish way to boost your vitamin B7 benefits.

INGREDIENTS
¾ cup chicken stock, reduced sodium (you can also use home made chicken stock)
½ cup of dry white cooking wine
½ pound of gorgonzola cheese, crumbled (substitute blue cheese if you like it better)
2 cups heavy cream
3 tablespoons butter (recommend unsalted)
1 teaspoon of salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black peppercorns
1 pack fettuccine pasta
2 stalks of broccoli (stems removed and cut into bite-size florets)
1/3 cup of grated parmesan cheese (feel free to add more for toppings when served)
3 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley

PREPARING THE MEAL

In a medium-sized stainless-steel pot, mix broth and wine and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat
Boil until mixture has been reduced to about 2/3 cups. This will take about 7-10 minutes
Lower heat and add in gorgonzola, cream and butter to the mixture
Simmer the mix and continue stirring until the cheese is completely melted and the mixture starts to feel thicker
Toss in some salt, pepper then take away from the heat
In another pot cook pasta with water and salt until nearly done
Add broccoli florets to the cooking pasta and bring to boil again
Boil the pasta with broccoli until cooked through
Drain the pasta and broccoli in strainer over your sink
Spoon the pasta with broccoli into the gorgonzola cream sauce

To serve, scoop into bowls and sprinkle with parsley and additional parmesan cheese

Remember, eating well doesn't mean eating tasteless food. This recipe shows that to get the vitamins you need - such as biotin - from food that can and do taste really delicious. This recipe will leave you and your whole family wanting to eat their broccoli every day, provided with a daily biotin.