Creamy Cauliflower & Bacon Penne
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Creamy Cauliflower & Bacon Penne

Creamy Cauliflower & Bacon Penne

with Garden Salad

With its creamy sauce and classic pasta, mac ’n’ cheese is the ultimate winning family dish – but it needs a little help to transform it into a filling meal. So, we’ve added chunks of bacon and golden roasted cauliflower to take this classic to the next level, plus a fresh side salad to contrast the rich sauce.

Allergens:
Milk
Gluten
Wheat

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Preparation Time35 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

/ Serving 4 people

1 portion

cauliflower

1 bunch

spring onions

1 packet

bacon

4 packet

grated Parmesan cheese

(Contains Milk;)

1 bag

mixed salad leaves

1 unit

cucumber

1 unit

tomato

2 packet

penne

(Contains Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Egg, Soy, Milk. )

2 packet

thickened cream

(Contains Milk;)

1 cube

chicken stock

1 unit

lemon

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

20 g

butter

1 tsp

plain flour

(Contains Gluten;)

1 tsp

honey

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Nutritional Values

per serving
Energy (kJ)0 kJ
Calories3940 kcal
Fat53.3 g
of which saturates30.1 g
Carbohydrate79.4 g
of which sugars10.8 g
Dietary Fibre0 g
Protein32.6 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium982 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

Baking Paper
Baking Tray
Large Pan
Large Non-Stick Pan

Instructions

ROAST THE CAULIFLOWER
1

Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Cut the cauliflower into small florets and place on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss to coat, then roast until tender, 20-25 minutes.

GET PREPPED
2

While the cauliflower is roasting, thinly slice the spring onion, keeping the white and green parts separate. Zest the lemon to get a generous pinch. Add the penne to the boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until ‘al dente’, 9 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup of cooking water, then drain the pasta, return to the pan and drizzle with olive oil to prevent sticking.

COOK THE BACON
3

While the pasta is cooking, cut the bacon into 1cm pieces. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 6-7 minutes.

MAKE THE CREAMY SAUCE
4

Add the lemon zest, butter and white parts of the spring onion to the bacon and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the plain flour and cook, stirring, until the ‘raw’ smell has cooked off, 1 minute. Reduce the heat to low and add the thickened cream and grated Parmesan cheese. Crumble in 1 chicken stock cube and stir until combined. Add the cooked penne and roasted cauliflower to the sauce. Season to taste with pepper. Stir through the green parts of the spring onion (or reserve and sprinkle over the adults' portions). Add 1/4 cup of reserved pasta water and stir to combine. Add more pasta water if needed.

MAKE THE SALAD
5

Juice the lemon. Slice the cucumber into half-moons. Roughly chop the tomato. In a large bowl, combine 2 tsp lemon juice with the honey and a drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and mix well. Add the mixed salad leaves, cucumber and tomato to the bowl with the dressing and toss to coat. TIP: Toss the salad just before serving to keep the leaves crisp.

SERVE UP
6

Divide the cauliflower and bacon creamy penne between bowls and serve the salad on the side. Sprinkle any reserved spring onion over the adults' portions. TIP: For kids, follow our serving suggestion in the main image