Whole baked cauliflower cheese
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Creamy pumpkin pasta
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
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- Easy
- Serves 4
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- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onionfinely chopped
- 2 garlic clovescrushed
- 500g pumpkinor squash, peeled and cut into roughly 3cm cubes
- 50-100ml whole milk
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tbsp mascarpone
- 350g short pasta(rigatoni or penne work well)
- 40g grated parmesanor vegetarian alternative, plus extra to serve
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal461
- fat14g
- saturates6g
- carbs63g
- sugars7g
- fibre8ghigh
- protein16g
- salt0.2g
Method
step 1
Heat the oil in a large, shallow, flameproof casserole or frying pan over a low-medium heat and fry the onion with a pinch of salt for 10-15 mins until softened and translucent. Add the garlic and fry for 1 min more. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
step 2
Meanwhile, cook the pumpkin in a pan of boiling salted water for 10-15 mins until tender when pierced with a cutlery knife. Drain and tip into a blender (or use a hand blender). Blitz with 50ml milk and the onions until completely smooth, gradually adding more milk until the mixture is thick enough to just coat the back of a spoon (you may not need all the milk). Tip into a large frying pan with the tomato purée and mascarpone, and bring to a simmer over a low heat.
step 3
Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling, salted water following pack instructions. Drain, reserving a cupful of the cooking water. Toss the pasta with the pumpkin sauce, parmesan and 50-100ml of the reserved water to loosen. Season and scatter with extra parmesan.
