Recipe By Jaxters
Ref: 766
Heading: Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Food Type: Vegetarian
No of Portions: 4
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Ingredients & Prep
1 Med head of cauliflower cut into florets
250 g
Dried Panne pasta
120 g
Parmesan cheese grated
1/2 tsp
Freshly ground black pepper
Cheese Sauce
300 ml
Full fat milk
100 ml
Double cream
200 g
Gruyere cheese grated
100 g
Cream cheese
50 g
Butter unsalted
25 g
Plain flour
1/2 Veg stock cube or gel pot
1/2 tsp
Ground White pepper
2 pinch
Ground nutmeg
Method
Step 1
Pre-heat oven to 200°C fan.
Step 2
Cook pasta as per instructions in slightly salted water.
Step 3
Simmer cauliflower florets in slightly salted water for 3 mins, then tip into a colander, set aside to drain.
Step 4
To make the cheese sauce, put butter in a saucepan & melt, add flour & mix in & cook until it bubbles, add milk slowly whisking all the time, when all the milk had been added & smooth, add cream, cheeses, stock cube nutmeg & pepper, stir until smooth & continue to cook until it bubbles for 1 min.
Step 5
Tip cooked pasta into a baking dish, then place cauliflower florets over the top stalk downwards, then pour cheese sauce all over the top, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese & black pepper, bake for 20 to 26 mins or until golden brown on top.
Suggestion & Tips
Have with crusty bread & salad.