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Cheesy cauliflower pasta

Name: Cheesy cauliflower pasta
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 400g pasta shapes, such as penne; 1 medium cauliflower, broken into florets; 1 tbsp olive oil; A knob of butter; 1 large onion, sliced; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary; 30g grated vegetarian Parmesan; 50g grated mature Cheddar; A handful chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

Published: 31 Jan 09
Updated: 18 Mar 24

This veggie cauliflower pasta recipe successfully fuses British and Italian cuisine and, at less than a £1 a head to make, it’s affordable fare. A great family dish.

Easy
February 2009

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Takes 10 minutes to make and 30 minutes to cook

This veggie cauliflower pasta recipe successfully fuses British and Italian cuisine and, at less than a £1 a head to make, it’s affordable fare. A great family dish.

Vegetarian recipes

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 561kcals
Fat: 18.1g (7.4g saturated)
Protein: 22.3g
Carbohydrates: 82.5g (6.7g sugar)
Salt: 0.5g

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Ingredients

400g pasta shapes, such as penne
1 medium cauliflower, broken into florets
1 tbsp olive oil
A knob of butter
1 large onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves, sliced
2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
30g grated vegetarian Parmesan
50g grated mature Cheddar
A handful chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

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Method

Cook the pasta shapes in a pan of boiling water according to the packet instructions.
Meanwhile, blanch the cauliflower in a pan of boiling water for 7-8 minutes, until very tender, then drain.
Heat 1 tbsp olive oil and a knob of butter in a large pan and fry the onion for 5 minutes, then add garlic, and 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary, and cook for 2 minutes.

Add the cauliflower and cook for a few minutes, until golden. Break up the cauliflower, add a ladleful of the pasta water and simmer until the water evaporates.
Drain the pasta, add to the cauliflower mixture and toss with Parmesan, Cheddar and a handful chopped fresh flatleaf parsley. Serve drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil and lots of black pepper.