Pasta With Butter-browned Bread Crumbs And Cauliflower
From gkwillow 13 years agoIngredients
- 1/2 head cauliflower, separated into bite-size pieces shopping list
- 1/2 pound penne, fusilli or other cut pasta shopping list
- 2 tblsps olive oil shopping list
- 1/2 medium sweet onion, chopped shopping list
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs shopping list
- butter shopping list
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- grated parmesan cheese shopping list
How to make it
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a generous amount of salt to the water, and boil the cauliflower in it until it is tender but not mushy. Remove the cauliflower and set it aside. Start cooking pasta in same pot and same water as was used for the cauliflower.
- In a large skillet, saute onion in olive oil until tender. Add the cooked cauliflower and bread crumbs to skillet, and turn heat to medium. Add a pat or two of butter to help brown bread crumbs. Cook, stirring occasionally.
- When pasta is al dente, drain it, reserving about a cup of cooking liquid.
- Add pasta to skillet containing the cauliflower, toss until well combined. Add garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste, along with just enough pasta water to keep the mixture moist but not soupy. When the mixture is hot and the pasta is tender and nicely glazed, serve.
- Top with grated parmesan cheese.
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