Best 4 Rigatoni With Cauliflower Puttanesca Recipes

CAULIFLOWER PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F. On a sheet pan, combine the cauliflower, ¼ cup of the oil, and 2 teaspoons of the salt, then give it all a toss to coat. Spread the cauliflower in a single layer and roast, without stirring, until deep golden, roasty, and tender but with a soft crunch to the stems, 10 to 15 minutes.
• In the meantime, heat the remaining ½ cup of olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat until shimmery. Add the garlic and the remaining pinch of salt and cook until the garlic is golden, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, olives, capers, and chile flakes and cook, stirring occasionally, just until it's all warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• When everything is ready, put the cauliflower in a big bowl and pour in the contents of the skillet, including the flavorful oil. Add the basil and parsley, use a microplane to grate in the lemon zest, then halve the lemon and squeeze in the juice. Stir really well and transfer to a platter to serve. Serve warm or at room temperature.

RIGATONI PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a heavy saucepan.
• Add onion and garlic; cook over low heat for10 to 15 minutes, or until vegetables are wilted.
• Crush tomatoes slightly; add to the saucepan along with their liquid.
• Stir in tomato paste; cook for 5 minutes over medium heat.
• Coarsely chop the anchovies and add to the saucepan along with their oil.
• Stir in olives, capers, basil, oregano, red-pepper flakes and black pepper.
• Stir gently and simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While sauce simmers, bring a large pot of water to a boil with remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
• Add pasta and cook until just tender (al dente); for rigatoni, allow 10 to 12 minutes.
• Drain pasta and serve topped with puttanesca sauce.
• Pass the Parmesan.

RIGATONI AND CAULIFLOWER AL FORNO

Steps:

• Cook the rigatoni in well-salted water according to package directions, but drain while still quite al dente. (If directions call for 12 minutes cooking, cook for 10 instead.) Rinse pasta with cool water, then drain again and set aside.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cut cauliflower in half from top to bottom. Cut out tough core and stem any extraneous leaves. Lay cauliflower flat side down and cut crosswise into rough 1/4-inch slices. Break into smaller pieces.
• Put 3 tablespoons olive oil in a wide skillet over high heat. Add cauliflower slices, along with any crumbly pieces, in one layer. (Work in batches if necessary.) Let cauliflower brown and caramelize for about 2 minutes, then turn pieces over to brown the other side. Cook for another 2 minutes, or until the cauliflower is easily pierced with a fork. It's fine if some pieces don't brown evenly. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add capers, garlic, red pepper flakes, chopped sage, sage leaves and lemon zest and stir to coat.
• Put cooked cauliflower mixture in a large mixing bowl. Add cooked rigatoni and fontina and toss. Transfer mixture to a lightly oiled baking dish. Top with Romano cheese, then with bread crumbs and drizzle with about 1 tablespoon olive oil. (Dish may be completed to this point up to several hours in advance and kept at room temperature, covered.)
• Bake, uncovered, for about 20 minutes, until top is crisp and golden. Sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley before serving.

RIGATONI WITH SUMMER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs for al dente.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter with the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the squash and toss to coat. Cook, stirring, until the squash is almost tender, about 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic and corn kernels to the skillet and cook, tossing, until the corn is tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Ladle in ¾ cup of the pasta cooking water from the pot and add the lemon zest and juice. Bring to a boil and simmer until the liquid is reduced, 2 to 3 minutes.
• When the pasta is about 2 minutes from being done, add the sugar snap peas to the boiling water and cook until just tender. Drain the pasta and peas together.
• Add the pasta and peas to the skillet with the squash and corn. Add 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Toss to coat the pasta well. Remove from the heat. Throw in the mozzarella, sprinkle with the parmesan and dill and toss again. Sprinkle each serving with more parmesan.