Cauliflower Bolognese Rigatoni

Vegetarian Bolognese!!!!!

So what is Bolognese sauce?

Bolognese is a chunky sauce usually made with minced beef, garlic and herbs and enough tomatoes for flavor.

For this easy and delicious vegetarian bolognese I used cauliflower.This recipe is inspired by my love of cauliflower,

and hate for waste. I had cauliflower in my refrigerator that needed to be used, I wanted to use it in a pasta sauce,

since my whole family loves pasta, they don’t feel the same way about cauliflower. Well let me tell you they

loved this recipe. Cooking the cauliflower bolognese style produces a flavorful meatless dinner, your whole family will love!

It’s not to often you find a recipe that your whole family likes. when you do WIN- WIN.

Not only is it a family favorite it’s a crowd pleasing meal on a budget add a salad, some

crusty french bread and you have dinner special enough for weekend get together’s and easy enough for weeknight family meals.

This is a great go to vegetarian sauce when you want, easy, healthy, flavorful Italian meals, the trifecta for dinner success.

I make this hearty vegetarian sauce in my cast iron dutch oven, sometimes, if I want hands free cooking, I start it on the stove top,

and finish it off in a 375 degree oven for one hour. anyway you serve it it serves up delicious. You can double or triple the

recipe, it keeps in your refrigerator up to 4 days, you can freeze it for ready made meals, that’s what I do when I make it.

The link below will take you to a the cast iron dutch oven I use, not only for this recipe, but for recipes the require longer cooking time.

It is also what i use to bake my sour dough bread, the recipe for the sourdough bread is posted below. My beautiful Cuisinart white dutch oven

Happy day my dears and always cook happy!!!!

The whole idea behind food and creating recipes is to experiment and have fun doing it…..!!!!! If you make this recipe be sure to leave me a comment,

and please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram, That’s my favorite part!!!

Ingredients

1 Lbs rigatoni

1 head cauliflower cut into florets

1 cup parmesan cheese

1 chopped onion

2 carrots grated

2 Tablespoons chopped garlic

2 15 oz. cans crushed tomatoes

2 cups pasta water

1 Tbs. each chopped Italian parsley, basil, and thyme

2 Tbs. each olive oil and butter

Instruction

Cook pasta according to package directions reserving 2 cups of water before draining

Heat oil and butter in a deep saute pan

Add onion, garlic and carrots

Saute until opaque

Add cauliflower brown breaking into small pieces with wooden spoon

Salt and pepper to taste

Add tomatoes, pasta water, and herbs

Simmer 30 minutes add parnesan cheese toss the pasta in the sauce

Top pasta with additional sauce, parmesan and Italian parsley………Enjoy