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Home » Penne with Bacon & Roasted Cauliflower

Penne with Bacon & Roasted Cauliflower

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Penne with Bacon & Roasted Cauliflower

The roasted cauliflower adds a depth of flavour and texture to this dish.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Cooking Temperature 175 C / 350 F / Gas Mark 4
Course Pasta
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head Cauliflower
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • 6 slices Bacon chopped fatty
  • 1 Red Chile
  • 1 pound Penne
  • 4 Tomatoes
  • ½ teaspoon Basil dried

Instructions
 

  • Put a pot of salted water on to boil for the pasta.
  • Wash and chop the chile finely; set aside.
  • Heat the oil in your baking dish (see tips) over a medium flame on top the stove.
  • Wash the cauliflower, chop it up into floret pieces, and zap it in the microwave for 4 minutes (or steam for 4 minutes) or until just tender. Drain, set aside.
  • Start heating your oven to 175 C / 350 F / Gas Mark 4.
  • When the cauliflower goes into the microwave, put in the frying pan the chopped-up bacon and chopped chile and fry for 4 to 5 minutes, just until the bacon appears to be starting to cook. Stir in the cauliflower pieces in and the dried basil, then pop in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
  • At the same time that you pop the cauliflower into the oven, pop the pasta in to cook.
  • When the cauliflower has been in the oven for 10 minutes, remove it, stir in the tomato, and return to the oven for another 5 to 8 minutes, or until the cauliflower pieces have just started to brown.
  • Meanwhile, the pasta will be ready to drain. Drain it, and return to its pot and cover to keep it warm while the cauliflower finishes.
  • When the cauliflower is done, tip the cauliflower mixture into the pasta pot, toss the pasta and cauliflower together along with a glug or two of olive oil, and serve hot.

Notes

You'll need a dish / pan for this that is both stove-top safe and oven safe. You could use cast iron for this or a sturdy-bottom roasting dish.
Use a mild pepper for this, or use ½ teaspoon of dried pepper flakes, or use a dash or two of Tabasco, or omit if you like.
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This page first published: Jul 23, 2005 · Updated: Jan 28, 2021.

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