What's for Dinner, Sat., March 4, 2023

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2. Homemade pasta with Alfredo sauce and roasted carrots

I'm making the Alfredo sauce with cauliflower. New recipe that I thought I'd try. Maybe a little healthier? We'll see. Here's the recipe in case you are interested. The comment is by the author of the recipe, which sounds like a good way to proceed.

Alfredo Sauce

Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins. Serves 4

Ingredients
12 ounces cauliflower florets, (1 small cauliflower)
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, more for serving
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 to 1½ cups reserved pasta cooking water

Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the cauliflower and boil until the cauliflower is fork tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and place the cauliflower in a blender. Add the Parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic, mustard, butter, lemon juice, salt, and several grinds of pepper.

Add 1 cup of the pasta water to the blender and blend the sauce until creamy.

As you toss your alfredo sauce with pasta, you may want to add the additional 1/2 cup pasta cooking water to loosen the sauce.

Comment
I had extra time so I blended the cauliflower with the olive oil, lemon juice and Dijon and then added the butter, garlic and salt to a pan and sautéed it until the garlic was fragrant. Then I added the cauliflower mix, cheese, pasta water and added some cooked chicken and broccoli. It was so delicious- I will absolutely make again and freeze so we have it available.