Bacon and Cauliflower Pasta
When Cauliflower browns it gets a very new and delicious taste compared to just a steamed cauliflower. Cooking and browning the cauliflower in the same pan as you do the bacon adds even more flavor to this dish. When my husband saw everything I was making he was super skeptical about what this would come together tasting like. Spoiler alert, he really loved it.
Bacon & Cauliflower Pasta
Delicious crispy bacon and browned cauliflower with creamy alfredo sauce over noodles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: serves 8 1x
Ingredients
~½ pound bacon cooked and cut into small pieces
2 cups of cauliflower broken into small pieces
1 pound dry pasta, cooked to al dente. I like using shells for this recipe
2 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons butter
1/8 teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
Cook bacon until desired crispiness. Drain all but about 2 teaspoons of grease and add small pieces of cauliflower and cook on medium heat till cauliflower is browned and soft. Remove cauliflower to paper towel lined bowl.
Cook pasta while you make the sauce.
Melt butter in medium sauce pan (or even the same pan you made the bacon and cauliflower in) and add the heavy cream. Stir frequently over medium low heat for about 15-20 minutes till cream has reduced to about 1 ½- 1 2/3 cups. Add salt, pepper, and cheese. Stir till cheese is melted and then pour over cooked pasta and toss to combine. Serve immediately.
Notes
Any homemade alfredo sauce doesn’t reheat very well because the butter and cheese will separate.
Can easily half this
I like using shells for this recipe because some of the sauce/bacon/cauliflower gets caught in the shells and it’s delicious.
