Lemony Pasta With Cauliflower, Capers, and Crispy Pancetta
Big flavor with roasted cauliflower, crispy pancetta, briny capers, and a light, glossy sauce
main mealpasta
Time1 hr
Yield2 portions
Energy395 kcal
Components0
Ingredients
- roast the cauliflower
- 0.5cauliflower (medium (800g/600g))≈ 300 g cauliflower
- 5mloil, olive, regular
- 85gpasta, fusilli, dried
- 1pancetta (pack (65g))≈ 65 g pancetta
- 5gbutter
- 2clovegarlic
- 0.25tspspice, chilli flakes
- 1wholelemon zest
- plus cauliflower
- 10gcapersrinsed
- 15glemon juice
- plus pasta
- 5gbutter
- 15gcheese, parmesan
- 0.5tspspice, pepper
- 60mlpasta cooking water
- with the pancetta
- 10glemon juice
- 30mlherb, parsley, fresh≈ 7.8 g herb, parsley, fresh
Instructions
Process
- Cauliflower:
- Cut into florets
- Toss with oil
- Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet
- Bake at 200C for 25 minutes, flipping halfway through; should be browned
- Pasta:
- Cook until al dente
- Drain, reserve cooking water
- Pancetta
- Cook over medium-low, stirring occasionally, until it’s well-browned and the fat has rendered
- Transfer to a small bowl excluding the oil
- Sauce
- Heat the butter to medium
- Add the garlic etc; cook, stirring frequently - 60 seconds
- Stir in the capers and lemon juice. Add the cauliflower and toss
- Add the butter, pasta, cooking water and parmesan; stir constantly until well combined and the sauce is coating the pasta
- Add the parsley, lemon juice and pancetta; toss to combine
- Remove from heat
- Serve with more parmesan
Nutrition details
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| Nutrition | Per portion | Batch total |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 395 | 790 |
| Protein | 18.1 | 36.1 |
| Carbohydrates | 37.2 | 74.4 |
| Total Sugars | 4.0 | 8.1 |
| Free Sugars | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Fat | 18.1 | 36.3 |
| Saturated Fat | 7.4 | 14.7 |
| Fibre | 6.5 | 13.0 |
| Alcohol | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Salt | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| Iron | 2.08 | 4.16 |
| Calcium | 133 | 265 |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.295 | 0.59 |
| Omega 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnesium | 18 | 36 |
| Potassium | 378 | 756 |
| Caffeine | 0 | 0 |
| Cost | £1.56 | £3.12 |