Mac-n-Smoked Gouda with Cauliflower

Name: Mac-n-Smoked Gouda with Cauliflower
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets; 454 grams elbow macaroni or cavatappi (corkscrew-shaped pasta); 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 237 milliliters chicken stock or broth; 4 servings Coarse salt; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 710 milliliters shredded smoked Gouda; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon paprika; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 710 milliliters whole milk

Mac-n-Smoked Goud Head to the store and pick up paprika, cauliflower, cayenne pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert.

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Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

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Add salt to season the cooking water, then add the pasta. Cook for 5 minutes, then add the cauliflower and cook for 3 minutes more or until pasta is cooked al dente and the florets are just tender.

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Cauliflower

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Salt

Drain well and return to the pot.

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While the pasta cooks, heat a medium sauce pot over medium-low heat.

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Add the extra-virgin olive oil and heat with the butter until it melts.

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Add the onions and cook for 3 to 5 minutes to sweat them out and turn the juices sweet. Raise the heat a bit, then whisk in the flour, cayenne, and paprika.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk together until the roux bubbles up, then cook for 1 minute more.

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Whisk in the milk and stock and raise the heat a bit higher to bring the sauce to a quick boil. Once it bubbles, drop the heat back to a simmer and cook until the sauce thickens, 3 to 5 minutes.

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