PASTA WITH ROASTED CAULIFLOWER AND BLUE CHEESE
When creamy Gorgonzola dolce hits a pot full of hot pasta, it melts into a rich and complex sauce without your having to do much more than stir. Here, the pasta and sauce are tossed with roasted cauliflower and caramelized, browned leeks. It's comfort food, but with a blue-cheese bite.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, weekday, pastas, main course
Time 55m
Yield 3 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, toss cauliflower with olive oil, salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spread onto a rimmed baking sheet in an even layer, and bake for 20 minutes.
- Add leeks, garlic and thyme to the cauliflower on the sheet pan, then roast another 20 minutes, tossing the vegetables halfway through, until they are very tender and deeply caramelized.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until it is 1 minute shy of being al dente. (It will continue to cook in the residual heat of the pot.) Scoop out about 1 cup pasta water (a coffee mug is good for this), then drain pasta. Return the pasta to the empty pot, along with butter, Gorgonzola, remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 cup pasta water, stirring to melt cheese.
- Toss roasted vegetables into pasta, then stir in lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Add more pasta water if mixture looks dry. To serve, spoon into bowls and top with chives and sprinkle of thyme leaves.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 606, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 54 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 20 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 648 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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Mahnoor Jhullan 123
[email protected]This pasta dish is a great weeknight meal. It's quick and easy to make, and it's always a hit with my family.
yoseph belayneh
[email protected]I made this recipe for a potluck and it was a huge success. Everyone raved about how good it was.
M Bilal
[email protected]This pasta dish is a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables. The roasted cauliflower is especially delicious.
Mc Santa Akter Kulcom
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of blue cheese, but I really enjoyed this pasta dish. The blue cheese flavor was subtle and didn't overpower the other flavors.
Hady Mahdy
[email protected]This pasta dish is a great way to use up leftover roasted cauliflower. It's also a healthy and delicious meal.
Stacy Gage
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of cauliflower, but I really enjoyed this pasta dish. The roasted cauliflower was surprisingly delicious.
dean thomas
[email protected]This is one of my go-to pasta recipes. It's always a crowd-pleaser and it's so easy to make.
Anita Shaw
[email protected]I love the combination of roasted cauliflower and blue cheese in this pasta dish. It's a unique and flavorful twist on a classic.
Dyar
[email protected]This pasta dish is a great weeknight meal. It's quick and easy to make, and it's always a hit with my family.
Abigail Agyemang
[email protected]I made this recipe for a potluck and it was a huge success. Everyone raved about how good it was.
Aaron Smith
[email protected]This pasta dish is a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables. The roasted cauliflower is especially delicious.
Dehal Laindal
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of blue cheese, but I really enjoyed this pasta dish. The cauliflower and blue cheese flavors balanced each other out perfectly.
Mohammad Jahirul Islam Khan
[email protected]This recipe is a great way to use up leftover cauliflower. It's also a healthy and delicious meal.
Aashiqaan Ghulam abbas
[email protected]I've made this pasta dish several times and it's always a success. The roasted cauliflower is the perfect addition.
Muhammad Kazim
[email protected]This is one of my favorite pasta recipes. It's easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser.
Stephanie LaRae Ard
[email protected]I made this recipe for my family and everyone loved it. The cauliflower was roasted perfectly and the blue cheese added a nice tang.
Nawish Kumar
[email protected]This pasta dish was a hit! The roasted cauliflower and blue cheese added a unique and flavorful twist to the classic pasta dish.