Baked Penne with Sausage, Tomato and Cauliflower

Name: Baked Penne with Sausage, Tomato and Cauliflower
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams mild provolone, caciocavallo or young Asiago cheese, shredded; 1 bay leaf; 454 grams bulk Italian sweet sausage; 794 grams whole San Marzano tomatoes (look for the DOP label); 1 head cauliflower, cored; 591 milliliters chicken stock; 1 thin cinnamon stick (2 to 3 inches long); 118 milliliters dry white wine; 1 Tbsp EVOO; 1 leave Chopped fresh flat parsley, for serving; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 6 servings Kosher salt; 118 milliliters grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 118 milliliters grated pecorino; 454 grams penne rigate; 6 servings Freshly ground pepper; 1 pinch Generous saffron threads; 1 yellow onion, finely chopped

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Baked Penne with Sausage, Tomato and Cauliflower a try. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 1011 calories, 48g of protein, and 54g of fat. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of wine, onion, cinnamon stick, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the saffron threads you could follow this main course with the Saffron Ice Cream as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Heat the stock with the saffron in a small saucepan over medium heat.

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Saffron

Stock

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Sauce Pan

Meanwhile, bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a pot and season with salt.

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Water

Salt

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Pot

Add the cauliflower, cover and steam until tender, about 12 minutes.

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Cauliflower

Drain and break into florets.

Heat the EVOO in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Dutch Oven

Add the sausage and crumble it into very small pieces with a potato masher or wooden spoon.

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Sausage

Potato

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Potato Masher

Wooden Spoon

Add the garlic and onions and cook for 5 minutes. Deglaze with the wine, stirring and scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.

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Garlic

Onion

Wine

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Wooden Spoon

Pot

Add the bay leaf, cinnamon stick, tomatoes and saffron stock and stir to break up the tomatoes. Simmer until thickened, about 30 minutes. Discard the bay leaf and cinnamon stick and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper