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Cheesy Creamy Cauliflower Pasta
Veggie
Spicy
Cheesy Creamy Cauliflower Pasta

with Baby Spinach

10 min
Difficulty: 1/3
Canadian

Making the perfect mac 'n’ cheese starts with a velvety cheddar cheese sauce and a swirl of cream. Roasted cauliflower and a sprinkle of chili flakes add elegance to this everyday favourite! Ingredients: Cauliflower • Rigatoni pasta (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • Yellow onion • 35% Cream (cream, milk, dextrose, cellulose gel, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate) (milk) • Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, cream, bacterial culture, salt, annatto, beta-carotene, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, cellulose, natamycin) (milk) • Spinach • All-purpose flour (wheat) • Garlic salt (salt, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, high oleic sunflower oil, silicon dioxide) • Chili flakes.

Allergens

Triticale
Soy
Mustard
Wheat
Milk
Sulphites
Crustaceans
Egg
May contain traces of allergens
Peanuts
Sesame
Tree nuts
Fish
Gluten

Utensils

Baking Sheet
Large Pot
Measuring Spoons
Large Non-Stick Pan
Measuring Cups
Colander

Tags

Veggie
Spicy
Climate-conscious
Ingredients
Rigatoni

Rigatoni

170 g

Cauliflower

Cauliflower

285 g

Baby Spinach

Baby Spinach

56 g

Yellow Onion

Yellow Onion

1 unit(s)

Cheddar Cheese, shredded

Cheddar Cheese, shredded

0.5 cup

Cream

Cream

113 mL

Garlic Salt

Garlic Salt

4 g

Chili Flakes

Chili Flakes

4 g

All-Purpose Flour

All-Purpose Flour

1 tbsp

Oil

Oil

1 tbsp

Milk

Milk

0.5 cup

Salt

Salt

0.125 tsp

Pepper

Pepper

0.125 tsp

Butter

Butter

1 tbsp

Preparation
1
Prep

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high.
  • Meanwhile, cut cauliflower into bite-sized pieces.
  • Peel, then cut half the onion (whole onion for 4 servings) into 1/4-inch pieces.

2
Roast cauliflower

  • To an unlined baking sheet, add cauliflower and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil.
  • Season with half the garlic salt and pepper, then toss to coat.
  • Roast in the middle of the oven for 14-16 min, until browned.

3
Cook rigatoni

  • Meanwhile, to the boiling water, add rigatoni.
  • Cook for 12-13 min, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite.
  • Reserve 1/2 cup (1 cup) pasta water. Strain rigatoni, then return to the pot, off heat.

4
Make creamy sauce

  • Heat a large non-stick pan over medium.
  • When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter, then onions. Cook for 3-4 min, stirring often, until softened.
  • Sprinkle flour and remaining garlic salt over onions.
  • Cook for 1 min, stirring often, until onions are coated.
  • Add cream and 1/2 cup (1 cup) milk, then bring to a boil.
  • Once boiling, cook for 1 min, stirring often, until sauce thickens.
  • Remove from heat, then add spinach. Stir for 1 min, until wilted.

5
Assemble pasta

  • To the pot with rigatoni, add cheese, creamy sauce, half the reserved pasta water and cauliflower. 
  • Stir for 1 min, until cheese melts. (TIP: For a lighter sauce consistency, add more reserved pasta water, 1-2 tbsp at a time.)
  • Season with salt and pepper.

6
Finish and serve

  • Divide cheesy creamy cauliflower pasta between bowls.
  • Sprinkle chili flakes over top, if you like.

Nutrition per serving

850

kcal

Calories

45

g

Fat

25

g

Saturated Fat

87

g

Carbohydrate

12

g

Sugar

9

g

Dietary Fiber

26

g

Protein

120

mg

Cholesterol

1040

mg

Sodium

1

g

Trans Fat

1050

mg

Potassium

400

mg

Calcium

4.5

mg

Iron

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