Reviewed: May 23, 2012

I did not steam my cauliflower. Instead, I tossed it with a little EVOO and some salt/fresh ground pepper and roasted it. I did increase the garlic by a few cloves, I upped the parmesan cheese and I threw in a little crushed red pepper flake. Not only was this quick to prepare, the boys thought it was very good--even my cauliflower hating husband.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2012

I tried this once as written, very bland. Next time I roasted the cauliflower & onion & garlic, added olive oil, salt & pepper before roasting. Then I cooked the pasta (penne rigate) and mixed in some some leftover marinara, shredded mozzarella & parmesean. Put in in the oven until the cheese melted. Everyone loved it!

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mammamoey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Rockaway Beach, New York, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2011

My suggestion is to avoid measuring and instead add salt, pepper, garlic powder, olive oil, Parmesan, and your own favorite shredded cheese all to your heart's desire. I roasted the cauliflower with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, and it came out great! Then mixed it into the onions and added it to the pasta along with 2 types of cheese (parm and shredded Gouda). I also agree with the suggestion to add back some of the cooking water to the pasta; I used a whole grain pasta, and it soaked it right up. I can see why some people found this recipe a little dry. It's good, but the flavor is not wonderful/intense enough for 5 stars.

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lilyorchid

Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2011

Made this the other night and I reduced the olive oil to 3 Tablespoons...when I repeat this recipe, I'll reduce it to 2 Tablespoons. Added some chopped pepper along with the onion; omitted the garlic powder but increased the fresh garlic; subsituted fresh oregano for the parsley. This is definately a keeper and will also try it with broccoli.

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yank37

Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2011

We didn't really care for this. I did add the pasta water, which helped a lot, but it was still dry and kind of bland. I think we would have liked it better with some alfredo sauce.

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pickyeater

Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2011

I thought this was very good. I roasted the cauliflower, onion, broccoli and garlic (5 cloves) in the oven with olive oil and then tossed with the pasta. I left out the additional garlic powder and used lots of freshly grated parmesan cheese.

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AshleyBT

Reviewed: May 19, 2011

Add 2 heaping teaspoons of tomatoe paste to give it more color ans 1/2 teaspoons of red chilli flakes to enhance the flavor.

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mfantin1

Reviewed: May 2, 2011

oh soooooo yummy. for sure a keeper recipe. I grilled the cauliflower and the flavour was awesome

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katface_ca

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2011

I always roast the cauliflower instead of steaming it. It adds so much more flavor. I toss it with a little olive oil (about 2 tbls per lg head of cauliflower), salt, pepper, granulated garlic and a little onion powder and then roast it in a very hot oven (425*) until very golden brown and pretty limp. Toss that in with your pasta and you will see why roasting the cauliflower instead of steaming it makes all the difference in the world. This is a very common menu item for Meatless Mondays at our house. A lg, full head of cauliflower is just enough for a 16 oz. box of pasta and feeds a family of four nicely as a main dish, with leftovers for the next day. If you can't find a good sized cauliflower (at least 2 to 2 1/2 pounds) then buy two smaller ones. Break the cauliflower up into pieces about as large as a toddler's fist.

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maliengus

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2011

This was a pretty good meal. I made a few changes though - I roasted the cauliflower and onion in the oven and I think that really made a lot of difference. I coated them in about 2 TBS of olive oil and that was plenty. I also added a bit more garlic then was called for. Per the suggestion of other reviewers, I did add about 1/2 cup of the pasta water to the mix afterwards, which really helped with the dryness. It was very tasty, but next time I will definitely add broccoli and mushrooms.

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