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"The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too much about the celery. She got the best celery she could and then she dealt with it."--Mario Batali

Baked Italian-Style Cauliflower Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 Tablespoon Olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, minced
6 ounces lean ground sirloin (lean hamburger)
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 cups lower-sodium marinara sauce (Ragu/Paul Newman's is good)
2 ounces pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 pounds cauliflower, cut into florets
Cooking spray
1 ounce French bread baguette, torn into 1 inch pieces
1/4 cup (1ounce) grated fresh pecorino Romano cheese
Directions:
Directions:
1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl. Add onion; saute 4 minutes. Add garlic; saute for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in beef. Sprinkle with salt and peppers, and saute 3 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in sauce and olives.
2. Preheat broiler.
3. Steam cauliflower 4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Place cauliflower in an 11x7 inch broiler safe baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with sauce mixture.
4. Place bread in a mini chopper; pulse until coarse crumbs form. Combine crumbs and cheese; sprinkle over cauliflower mixture. Broil 4 minutes or until browned.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Serves 4
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
28 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
And you thought you hated cauliflower, not with this dish. Yummy!

 

 

 

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