Creamy Recipe ⇉ Creamy Pasta with Cauliflower

This cauliflower pasta recipe was given to me by friends in Sweden. It is one of my husband's all-time favorite meals and is often requested by friends.

Ingredients

• 1 medium head cauliflower, broken into small florets
• ½ cup salted butter
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 2 pints heavy cream
• 1 (16 ounce) package farfalle pasta
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, or more to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Place cauliflower into a large pot of salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Remove cauliflower with a strainer, reserving the cooking water in the pot.
2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until transparent, about 5 minutes. Add cauliflower florets and red pepper flakes; saute until browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Add heavy cream; cook until reduced by half, 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, bring the cauliflower cooking water back to a boil. Add farfalle and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
4. Add tomatoes to the cauliflower sauce; cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Add 1 cup Parmesan cheese to the cauliflower sauce; cook and stir until melted, about 1 minute more.
5. Combine pasta and sauce; toss until well coated. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese to serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories789.8
• carbohydrateContent51.1 g
• cholesterolContent202.3 mg
• fatContent60 g
• fiberContent4.3 g
• proteinContent15.7 g
• saturatedFatContent36.7 g
• sodiumContent380.3 mg
• sugarContent5.4 g