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Penne, Cauliflower, Bacon, & Creamy Tomato
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 11 Minutes
Servings: 12
This is from an issue of Food & Wine magazine. I always love pasta dishes. It's a *very* large recipe, so if you want, you can halve it or whatever.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 lbs cauliflower
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 lb bacon
2 lbs penne
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 cloves garlic (minced)
2 teaspoons thyme (chopped)
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 1/2 cups fontina cheese (shredded)
3/4 cup parmesan cheese (shredded)
1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450.
2. In a large, rimmed baking sheet, toss cauliflower with EVO and season with salt and pepper.
3. Roast for 40 minutes, until tender and browned.
4. Cool.
5. In large skillet, in 2 batches, crisp bacon 4 minutes per side.
6. Drain and coarsely chop.
7. Butter 2 large shallow baking dishes.
8. In large pot of boiling water, cook penne until al dente; drain.
9. Return penne to pot.
10. Stir in cauliflower, tomatoes, cream, garlic, thyme, red pepper, 2 c Fontina, and Parmesan.
11. Season with S&P.
12. Move to baking dishes.
13. Sprinkle with remaining Fontina and 2 T Parmesan.
14. Bake 15 min.
By RecipeOfHealth.com