Dinner

Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower is for Dinner.

Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower takes several minutes to prepare.

Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower takes several minutes to cook.

Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower are:

1/2 medium cauliflower, cored and broken up into 3/4-inch florets (4+ cups)
1 pint cherry tomatoes
Olive oil
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons dried sage
4 large cloves garlic
8 ounces whole wheat rotini or any other pasta of your choice.
5 ounces baby arugula or spinach, cleaned and coarsely chopped
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Here is how you make Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower:

Preheat oven to 425°F. Lay out cauliflower and tomatoes in a roasting pan, coat with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until just lightly browned and cooked through, about 15 minutes.Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil (1 teaspoon salt for every quart of water). While water is heating, pulse garlic and sage together in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Once cauliflower has browned lightly, remove from oven, toss cauliflower with garlic /sage mixture, and return to oven to cook for 5-7 minutes moreBoil pasta uncovered (rolling boil) for 9-10 minutes until firm, but done (al dente). Reserve one cup of pasta liquid. Drain water from pot. Add cauliflower, arugula (or spinach), and Parmesan to the pasta. Stir in enough cooking water to moisten. Add salt and pepper to taste.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JPARKER069.

The nutritional information for Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 420.2

• Total Fat: 13.1 g
• Cholesterol: 31.6 mg
• Sodium: 494.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 61.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.4 g
• Protein: 21.4 g