Farfalle With Cauliflower And Sausage

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces italian sausages
• 3 cups cauliflower florets
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 garlic cloves, sliced
• 4 cups farfalle pasta, uncooked
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 ounces pecorino romano cheese, grated
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 450°f.
• 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.