Pasta with Cauliflower is a typically winter dish and is great for using up cauliflower, a vegetable not much appreciated in my house, but if prepared in the right way it can change the mind of even the most skeptical person.

It’s my mom’s recipe and it’s very quick to prepare, in fact, it takes about 30 minutes to bring it to the table. First, cook the cauliflower with tomato sauce and a bit of onion, when it’s ready add the pasta and finish cooking with a generous grating of Grana Padano, Parmesan or Pecorino. A simple and genuine dish! Although I didn’t love it much when I was little, now I adore it.

For this recipe, I recommend using short pasta, like ditali, farfalline, or tubetti. Try it, I’m sure you’ll like it and the kids will love it too!

Now, let’s see together how to make Pasta with Cauliflower. Prepare the ingredients and let’s begin.

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Gabriella

Here are more delicious recipes to enjoy cauliflower: Cauliflower and Potato Patties, Breaded Cauliflower

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Difficulty: Very easy
Cost: Economical
Preparation time: 15 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Stovetop
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

9.2 oz pasta (ditali or short pasta)
1/2 cauliflower (medium size)
4 tbsps tomato sauce
1/3 onion
salt
pepper
olive oil

Tools

To make the Pasta with Cauliflower recipe you’ll need:

1 Pot
1 Chopper

Steps

Making Pasta with Cauliflower is very simple.

First, place a tall pot on the stove with 2 tablespoons of oil and the finely chopped onion. Sauté it for a moment, then add the tomato sauce and let it simmer over low heat for a few minutes.
Meanwhile, wash the cauliflower and cut the florets into moderately small pieces, add them to the pot with the tomato and season with salt and pepper.
Now add 3 glasses of water, cover with a lid and let it cook over gentle heat until the cauliflower is ready.
Once ready, add more salted water and bring to a boil; as soon as it boils, throw in the pasta and finish cooking. If you prefer it more soupy, in the form of soup, gradually add more hot water. We like it a bit drier.
Serve hot with a generous grating of Grana Padano.
Here is the Pasta with Cauliflower ready. Enjoy your meal!
Until next recipe.

Storage

You can store the Pasta with Cauliflower in the refrigerator for 2 days, in an airtight container.

Did you know that …

How to store vegetables by freezing them

If you want to freeze vegetables (and therefore also cauliflower), remember to blanch them first. This way you will stop the activity of certain enzymes, prolonging storage. The only vegetables that can be frozen without blanching are whole tomatoes, peppers cut in half and seeded, shelled beans.

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Cauliflower

Besides the more common white, colored cauliflowers can also be found, which differ slightly in taste, but add a cheerful touch to dishes.

Cauliflower can be boiled, steamed, roasted and used as a side dish or in soups, but also eaten raw, in a salad (only the florets).

It has several health benefits if consumed 2-3 times a week. It is rich in minerals and vitamins, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Thanks to its low-calorie content and high satiety power, cauliflower is also suitable for weight-loss diets and is also indicated in case of diabetes because it affects blood sugar control.

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