Cheesy Creamy Cauliflower and Chicken Pasta
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Cheesy Creamy Cauliflower and Chicken Pasta

Cheesy Creamy Cauliflower and Chicken Pasta

with Baby Spinach

Making the perfect mac 'n’ cheese starts with a velvety cheddar cheese sauce and a swirl of cream. Roasted cauliflower, chicken breast and a sprinkle of chili flakes add elegance to this everyday favourite!

Ingredients: Chicken breast • Cauliflower • Rigatoni pasta (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • Yellow onion • 35% Cream (cream, milk, dextrose, cellulose gel, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate) (milk) • Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, cream, bacterial culture, salt, annatto, beta-carotene, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, cellulose, natamycin) (milk) • Spinach • All-purpose flour (wheat) • Garlic salt (salt, garlic powder, silicon dioxide) • Chili flakes.

Tags:
Optional Spice
Allergens:
Wheat
Milk

Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.

Preparation Time30 minutes
Cooking Time10 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

170 g

Rigatoni

(Contains Wheat)

285 g

Cauliflower

56 g

Baby Spinach

½ unit(s)

Yellow Onion

½ cup

Cheddar Cheese, shredded

(Contains Milk)

113 mL

Cream

(Contains Milk)

1 tsp

Garlic Salt

(May contain Milk, Sulphites, Wheat, Tree nuts, Triticale, Mustard, Soy, Sesame, Peanuts)

1 tsp

Chili Flakes

(May contain Sulphites, Tree nuts, Mustard, Soy, Milk, Sesame, Triticale, Wheat, Peanuts)

1 tbsp

All-Purpose Flour

(Contains Wheat May contain Crustaceans, Egg, Fish, Gluten, Milk, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites)

2 unit(s)

Chicken Breasts

Not included in your delivery

1.5 tbsp

Oil*

½ cup

Milk*

0.13 tsp

Salt*

0.13 tsp

Pepper*

1 tbsp

Unsalted Butter*

(Contains Milk)

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Nutrition Values

Calories1070 kcal
Fat53 g
Saturated Fat26 g
Carbohydrate85 g
Sugar11 g
Dietary Fiber8 g
Protein64 g
Cholesterol245 mg
Sodium1110 mg
Trans Fat1 g
Potassium1550 mg
Calcium400 mg
Iron5 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Large Pot
Measuring Spoons
Measuring Cups
Baking Sheet
Large Non-Stick Pan
Colander

Instructions

Prep
1
  • Add 10 cups water and 2 tsp salt to a large pot (use same for 4 ppl). Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
  • Meanwhile, cut cauliflower into bite-sized pieces.
  • Peel, then cut half the onion (whole onion for 4 ppl) into 1/4-inch pieces.
Roast cauliflower and chicken
2
  • Add cauliflower and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil to an unlined baking sheet.
  • Season with half the garlic salt and pepper, then toss to coat.
  • Roast in the middle of the oven until golden-brown, 14-16 min.
  • Meanwhile, pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then chicken. (NOTE: Don't crowd the pan; cook chicken in 2 batches if needed.) Cook until golden, 1-2 min per side. 
  • Transfer chicken to another unlined baking sheet. Roast in the top of the oven until chicken is cooked through, 12-14 min.**
Cook rigatoni
3
  • Meanwhile, add rigatoni to the boiling water.
  • Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min.
  • Reserve 1/2 cup (1 cup) pasta water, then drain and return rigatoni to the same pot, off heat.
Make sauce
4
  • Reheat the same pan (from step 2) over medium.
  • When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter, then onions. Cook, stirring often, until softened, 3-4 min.
  • Sprinkle flour and remaining garlic salt over onions.
  • Cook, stirring often, until onions are coated, 1 min.
  • Add cream and 1/2 cup (1 cup) milk, then bring to a boil.
  • Once boiling, cook, stirring often, until sauce thickens, 1 min.
  • Remove from heat, then add spinach. Stir until wilted, 1 min.
Assemble pasta
5
  • Add cheese, sauce, half the reserved pasta water and cauliflower to the pot with rigatoni.
  • Stir until cheese melts, 1 min. (TIP: For a lighter sauce consistency, add more reserved pasta water, 1-2 tbsp at a time.)
  • Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Finish and serve
6
  • Thinly slice chicken.
  • Divide cheesy creamy cauliflower pasta between bowls.
  • Top bowls with chicken.
  • Sprinkle 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) chili flakes over top. (NOTE: Reference heat guide.)
7

If you've opted to add chicken breasts, pat dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then chicken. (NOTE: Don't crowd the pan; cook chicken in 2 batches if needed.) Cook for 1-2 min per side, until golden. Transfer chicken to another unlined baking sheet. Roast in the top of the oven until chicken is cooked through, 12-14 min.** Use the same pan to cook sauce in step 4.

8

Thinly slice chicken. Top bowls with chicken.