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Pasta with Cauliflower in Spicy Cream Sauce - Recipe

How do you enhance the flavor of cauliflower? Answer: include it in a terrific pasta recipe such as this one, which features an ultra creamy and wonderfully spicy tomato and cheese sauce.
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Pasta with Cauliflower in Spicy Cream Sauce Recipe
Directions
  • Mix canned tomatoes, whipping cream, Asiago cheese, fontina cheese, ricotta cheese, pepper and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
  • Bring large pot of water to boil.
  • Add pasta and cut up cauliflower and cook 5 minutes. Drain.
  • Add pasta mixture to cheese mixture, toss to combine.
  • Spoon into baking dish or 6 individual ceramic baking dishes. Top with pats of butter, sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
  • Bake at 500° for 7-10 minutes or until bubbly and browned.
 
 
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Container: large pasta pot, large mixing bowl, 2-3 qt. baking dish or 9x13 baking dish
Servings: 6
Serving Size: 1 cup
Ingredients
-28 ounces can crushed Italian tomatoes
-1 1/2 cups whipping cream
-1 cup Asiago cheese or parmesan cheese - grated
-1/2 cup fontina cheese - cubed or shredded
-2 tablespoons ricotta cheese
-1 teaspoon red pepper flakes - more to taste
-1 teaspoon salt
-1 cauliflower head, chopped into bite size pieces
-1 pound penne pasta or other small pasta
-3 tablespoons butter
-1/2 cup parmesan cheese - shredded