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Wednesday 21 November 2012

Cauliflower Cheese Pasta Bake



I love Cauliflower cheese. There is something very comforting about the warm gooey creaminess of it. It is definitely my favourite way to have cauliflower (I love cauliflower cheese soup as well - that is a delicious way to eat it!). 
So when I saw this recipe for a cauliflower cheese pasta bake, I knew I had to give it a go. I have adapted it slightly to suit my tastes but I really enjoyed the results. 
Warning! This dish creates a fair amount of washing up (4 pans!) but it is totally worth it! I promise!

Taste - *****
Speed - **
Repeat - 100% Yes!

Cauliflower Cheese Pasta Bake
serves 2
adapted from bbcgoodfood.com

1/2 tin chopped tomatoes
1 garlic clove finely chopped
250ml milk
16g plain flour
16g butter plus 1/2 tbsp
1/4 tsp Dijon mustard
33g grated cheddar
20g Parmesan or blue cheese (depending on your tastes)
1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
85g pasta
1 small cauliflower
160g fresh spinach
1 whole garlic clove, peeled

Preheat oven to 180C

1. Fry chopped garlic in a little oil. Add tomatoes and simmer until the rest of the dish is ready
2. Add pasta and cauliflower to a pan. Top up with boiling water and cook until tender
3. Put flour, milk and 16g butter into a pan. Heat, whisking constantly until smooth and the butter is completely melted. Let bubble for 3 minutes then remove from heat, stir to remove any flourness
4. Stir through and add mustard, most of the cheddar, half of the Parmesan and half of the nutmeg
5. Melt 1/2 tbsp butter in a pan. Add whole garlic clove, remaining nutmeg and spinach. Season well with pepper. Cook until the spinach is very wilted. Remove the garlic clove
6. Set aside 100ml cheese sauce. Stir the rest into the drained pasta and cauliflower
7.  In a medium oven proof dish, spoon half of the tomato sauce over the bottom. Add half of the spinach and top with all the pasta and cauliflower. Top with rest of spinach, then rest of tomato sauce. Finally, pour over remaining cheese sauce and sprinkle with remaining cheese
8. Cook at 180C for 20 minutes until the top is browned and the dish is bubbling!

6 comments:

  1. Hi Rebecca,
    Wow... I almost smell it ! For Christmas I usually make cauliflower gratin. First bake the whole cauliflower,then put in a baking dish with a sauce similar of yours and then goes in the oven.You have to try. Thanks so much for sharing!
    Happy week !

    Hugs from Portugal,

    Ana Love Craft
    www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

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  2. I love cauliflower AND cheese, of course (from Wisconsin), and that looks delicious. :-)

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  3. Would like to try this, too! But first I need to convert the units of measure for the flour and cheese.

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    1. I hope you give it a go! There are some easy online converters out there to give you a hand!

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  4. Looks tasty! Thanks for joining the party at Keep Calm and Link Up! See you again this Thursday night!
    Barbara at Chase the Star

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