Baked Pasta with Cauliflower and Chard
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Author Notes: I don't think cauliflower is appreciated enough. This is a great way to do so. You can consider this as a more substantial cauliflower gratin with pasta or grown-up mac and cheese. I think it is a great way to balance the richness of the cream and cheese with healthy and tasty vegetables (and a way to convince somebody to eat some). You can replace or add broccoli or substitute chard with spinach. Also, you can try with blue cheese for more rich taste, though if you use sharp cheese you might want to reduce the amount a bit.
- Cordelia
Serves 4-6
- 3/4 package of short tube like pasta
- 1 medium cauliflower broken to florets
- 1 bunch of chard (6-7 big leaves)
- 1/2 onion sliced thinly
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 cup of heavy cream
- 3 eggs
- 1.5 cups of grated gruyere cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground nut meg
- 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper
- Warm the oven to 360 F.
- Cook the cauliflower in boiling water for 7-10 minutes. In the same water cook the pasta just shy of al dente.
- In the meantime put 2 tablespoons in skillet and sauté the onions with a bit of salt for 5 minutes or so. Wash the chard, discard the white stems and tear to medium pieces. Add to the skillet and sauté until wilted. Add the garlic, nut meg and some pepper. Sauté for 1 minute or so and take off the stove.
- In a bowl mix the cream, eggs, cauliflower, pasta, chard mixture, teaspoon of salt and cayenne pepper. Finally add the gruyere and mix again.
- Pour to a baking dish and scatter the parmesan cheese on top. Bake for 40 minutes until golden brown on top.
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- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Baked Pasta
Tags: baked pasta, brunch, cauliflower, Chard, gratin, light, lunch, pasta
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10 months ago ihaventpoisonedyouyet
I'm embarrassed to ask but cook the pasta and cauliflower simultaneously, or simply in the same water?
10 months ago Cordelia
I cook the separately, but I use the same waters one after the other (the pasta catches some of the cauliflower taste :) ) if I can save the water. Thanks for checking out my recipe. Enjoy.
almost 3 years ago bottomupfood
We were so excited about this recipe...but in the end, it was a bit bland. If we made it again we would use 2x or 3x the chard and figure out what more interesting spices we could use.
over 3 years ago HilaryGar
Made a double serving of this recipe and I had one small and one medium cauliflower and one bunch of kale. I would put in at least one other head of cauliflower and a bunch of kale as it didn't seem to be enough veggies. I used a mixture of mozzarella and cheddar for the cheese as I didn't have any gruyere and it was great. The recipe was just great. I would definitely double up on the kale though- my kids LOVED it, but then they like onions too. Great recipe!
over 3 years ago Sodium Girl
I love cauliflower pasta! Thanks for the recipe
over 3 years ago anatshi
looks yummy!