Cauliflower cheese pasta recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Warm up this winter with a comforting twist on classic cauliflower cheese. This simple pasta recipe makes it easy to rustle up a delicious dinner, combining roasted cauliflower and penne in a creamy, cheesy sauce, all topped with crunchy breadcrumbs.
See method- Serves 4
- 5 mins to prepare and 30 mins to cook
- 673 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 1 medium cauliflower
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 bread roll
- 3 tbsp plain flour
- 500ml milk
- 150g mature Cheddar, grated
- 300g penne
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2835kJ 673.0kcal
- Fat
- 27g
- Saturates
- 11g
- Salt
- 1.6g
- Sugars
- 12g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 83.7gProtein 27.9gFibre 4.8g
Method
- Heat the oven togas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Cut the cauliflower into small florets, the stalk into 1cm cubes and the leaves into bite-sized strips or pieces. Tip all the cauliflower onto alargebaking tray and drizzle over2tbsp oil and some seasoning. Toss well so everything is coated in oil. Roast for 25-30 mins until the florets and stalk pieces are tender and the leaves are crisp and golden. Remove any smaller leaves halfway through cooking if they’re picking up too much colour.
- Tear the bread roll into small breadcrumbs or blitz to crumbs in a smallfood processor. Tip onto a baking tray and toss with 1 tbsp oil and somepepperso the breadcrumbs arewellcoated. Place in the oven under the cauliflower to toast for 5-10 mins, stirring halfway though, until golden and crunchy.
- Meanwhile,whisk the flour with 3 tbsp milk in a small bowl until smooth and lump free. Transfer to a small pan andgraduallyadd the remaining milk with some seasoning. Place over a medium low heatand cook gentlyfor 6-8 mins, stirring continually, until the sauce thickens to coat the back of a spoon.Stir in theCheddar andmixfor another 1-2 mins to melt the cheese.
- Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta for8-10 mins until al dente. Drain well, keeping50ml cooking water. Tip back into the pan over a low heat and pour in the cheese sauce and the roasted cauliflower. Mix everything well to coat in the cheese sauce. Add the reserved cooking water if your sauce is too thick. Serve in shallow bowls scattered with the crunchy breadcrumbs.
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