• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Add Salt & Serve
  • Our
    Recipes
  • Meal
    Plans
  • Busy Cook's
    Secrets
  • Your Recipe
    Collections

  • About
  • Member
    Login
menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipes
  • Meal Plans
  • Your Collections
  • Secrets of a Busy Cook
  • Subscribe
  • Bulk Cooking
  • About
  • Contact
  • Your Purchases
  • Facebook Group
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • ×

    Home / Recipes / Main Dishes / Vegetarian (or Vegetarian Option) Recipes

    Cheddary Spirals with Broccoli

    Jump to Recipe
    White bowl with rotini pasta, broccoli, and shredded cheddar cheese, next to lemons and a bowl of shredded cheese; text is Cheddary Spirals with Broccoli - Add Salt & Serve logo

    This stovetop dish can be easily adapted to use what you have on hand; the basic recipe can be used in any number of unique combinations. Substitute any pasta for fusilli, any vegetable or vegetable mix for broccoli, add chicken, or experiment with various cheeses. Omit the lemon juice if your combination of vegetables and cheese doesn't work well with the citrus flavor, and adjust the cooking time of the pasta and vegetables as needed.

    White bowl with rotini pasta, broccoli, and shredded cheddar cheese, next to lemons and a bowl of shredded cheese

    White bowl with rotini pasta, broccoli, and shredded cheddar cheese, next to lemons and a bowl of shredded cheese

    Cheddary Spirals with Broccoli

    This stovetop dish can be easily adapted to use what you have on hand; the basic recipe can be used in any number of unique combinations. Substitute any pasta for fusilli, any vegetable or vegetable mix for broccoli, add chicken, or experiment with various cheeses. Omit the lemon juice if your combination of vegetables and cheese doesn't work well with the citrus flavor, and adjust the cooking time of the pasta and vegetables as needed.
    5 from 1 vote
    Print Recipe Add to Collection Go to Collections
    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine American, Vegetarian
    Servings 8
    Calories 461

    Ingredients
      

    • 16 oz. fusilli pasta
    • 4 cups frozen broccoli florets
    • 3 Tbsp. butter
    • 3 Tbsp. flour
    • 3 cups vegetable or chicken broth, divided
    • 1 tsp. garlic salt
    • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, approx. the juice of ½ lemon
    • 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese plus more for garnish
    Prevent your screen from going dark

    Instructions

    • Add pasta to a large stock pot of boiling water on the stove. Cook for 5 minutes. Add broccoli and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Drain in colander.
    • While pasta and broccoli are draining, put the stock pot back on the heat and cook off any excess water in the pan. Add butter and melt but do not brown.
    • Add flour and stir with a whisk over medium heat for 1 minute. Add 1 cup of broth and combine well with whisk until mixture starts to thicken. Add another cup of broth and whisk until smooth. Add remaining broth and cook and stir over medium heat until heated through and even consistency.
    • Stir in garlic salt, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Add cheese a cup at a time, stirring to integrate into broth mixture.
    • Heat and stir occasionally over medium heat for about 10 minutes as cheese melts. A whisk will help the mixture conform to an even consistency. 
    • Gently fold in pasta and broccoli until well coated in cheese sauce. Serve garnished with shredded cheddar cheese.

    Nutrition per serving

    Calories: 461 calCarbohydrates: 51 gProtein: 20 gFat: 20 gSodium: 913 mgFiber: 3 gSugar: 3 g
    Pin Recipe Share

    Pin this recipe:

    White bowl with rotini pasta, broccoli, and shredded cheddar cheese, next to lemons and a bowl of shredded cheese; text is Cheddary Spirals with Broccoli - Add Salt & Serve logo

     

    More "use what you have" recipes:

    Loaded Baked Potatoes

    Loaded Baked Potatoes

    Chicken Alfredo Roll Ups

    Chicken Alfredo Roll Ups

    Crustless Vegetable Quiche

    Crustless Vegetable Quiche

    Vegetable Stromboli

    Vegetable Stromboli

    Pasta e Fagioli

    Pasta e Fagioli

    White bowl with rotini pasta, broccoli, and shredded cheddar cheese, next to lemons and a bowl of shredded cheese; text is Cheddary Spirals with Broccoli - Add Salt & Serve logo
    Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on Email

    More Vegetarian Option

    • Grilled Vegetarian "Meatball" & Pineapple Kabobs
    • Chicken Enchilada Soup (15 Minute Meal)
    • Zucchini Linguini
    • Freezer-Friendly Zucchini Lasagna

    Posted by Mary Ann on February 3, 2019; Updated on September 16, 2021Filed Under: Pasta Recipes, Quick & Easy Recipes, Stovetop Recipes, Use What You Have Recipes, Vegetarian (or Vegetarian Option) Recipes

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    • Recipes
    • Meal Plans

    Member area →

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    As featured on

    As seen on PBSParents, SFGate, NYT Diner's Journal, How Stuff Works, BankRate, TheSpruceEats, The Wine Coach As seen on PBSParents, SFGate, NYT Diner's Journal, How Stuff Works, BankRate, TheSpruceEats, The Wine Coach Add Salt & Serve (formerly Menus4Moms) © 2000–2023 Kelley Media, Ltd. All rights reserved.
    Contact | About | Member Login | For the Media | Terms / Disclaimers | Privacy | Refund Policy | Sitemap | DMCA | Accessibility | Do Not Sell My Information
    As an Amazon Associate Add Salt & Serve earns from qualifying purchases.