Farfalle With Cauliflower And Sausage

Description

This comes from the december 2008 issue of cooking light. I love the flavor of roasted cauliflower, so this sounded like a great and easy combination. Their recipe calls for mild turkey italian sausage, but i think this would be good with any italian sausage, mild or spicy.

Ingredients

• Italian Sausages
• Cauliflower Florets
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Salt
• Garlic Cloves
• Farfalle Pasta
• Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
• Pecorino Romano Cheese
• Black Pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 450f
2. Poke sausage links with a knife several times
3. Combine sausage, cauliflower and 1 tablespoon oil in a roasting pan
4. Sprinkle with 1 / 4 teaspoon salt
5. Roast at 450f for 15 minutes
6. Add garlic to the pan, stir to combine
7. Continue roasting for 5 more minutes, or until sausage is done
8. Let rest for 5 minutes
9. Cut sausage links into 1 / 4 inch slices
10. Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente
11. Drain pasta, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cooking water
12. In a large serving bowl, combine pasta, reserved water, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 / 4 teaspoon salt, and crushed red pepper
13. Add cauliflower mixture, sausage, and cheese
14. Toss gently to combine
15. Sprinkle with black pepper, and serve