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Cauliflower cheese & spinach pasta bakes
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Cauliflower cheese & spinach pasta bakes

14 ingredients 20 min + 45 min Serves 6 openrecipes
Cauliflower cheese & spinach pasta bakes

Somewhere between macaroni and cauliflower cheese, these pasta bakes are perfect for a cold day

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1358
Calories
45g
Protein
76g
Fat
132g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pine 1 oz (28g) 191
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheddar Cheese 1 oz (28g) 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Blue Cheese 1 oz (28g) 100
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Leaf not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 850ml milk
  • 50g plain flour
  • 50g butter , plus 1 tbsp
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 100g extra mature cheddar , grated
  • 25-50g blue cheese
  • ½ tsp finely grated nutmeg
  • 250g penne
  • 1kg cauliflower (2 medium ones), cut into florets
  • 750g frozen spinach (whole leaf), defrosted and squeezed dry
  • 25g toasted pine nuts
  • 4 garlic cloves , 3 sliced, 1 left whole
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 700g jar tomato passata

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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