Roasted Cauliflower Pasta

Is anyone as obsessed with Pinterest as I am? I swear, I find myself over there wishing I had more time and motivation to do DIY stuff and make awesome looking food. This recipe was inspiration from a pin I had saved and you can find the original recipe here. I think that the toasted almonds and breadcrumbs really make this over the top yummy, so be sure and not skip those!

Roasted Cauliflower Pasta

1 large cauliflower floret, chopped
1/4 cup onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, very coarsely chopped
salt, pepper, olive oil

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees while you chop the cauliflower, onion, and garlic cloves. You don't want your garlic to be too finely chopped or they will burn while your cauliflower is roasting. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix around and bake in your preheated oven for 20-30 minutes. While the cauliflower is roasting, prepare your pasta.


12 oz spaghetti noodles
1 small bunch kale, large stems removed and leaves chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
Juice from 1/2 lemon


Boil your spaghetti according to package directions. Add your chopped kale the last 4 minutes of boiling. Drain and return to pan. Add the cauliflower mixture. Drizzle with the olive oil and juice from 1/2 lemon, stir.

4 tablespoons sliced almonds
1/4 cup bread crumbs
Salt to taste

In a small sauce pan toast the bread crumbs and almond slices together, stirring frequently, until lightly toasted. You will know when they are done by it smelling like toasted bread and they will turn a light golden brown.

Serve the pasta with the toasted almonds and bread crumbs on top and salt to taste. Enjoy!

Spaghetti Pie

This is a fun twist on regular spaghetti. I normally put ground beef in the sauce (which is what I’ll put in the recipe), but since we were out, I used chicken instead. You could also double it if you have a lot of people to feed and put it in a 9x13 pan. I got this recipe from my sister-in-law when I got married as one of those family recipes and it’s easy to put together and so good! It’s one of our family’s favorite comfort foods. 

Spaghetti Pie

6 ounces spaghetti (or angel hair) noodles

¼ cup butter

½ cup Parmesan cheese

2 eggs

1 cup cottage cheese

1 ½ cups spaghetti sauce

½ pound ground beef

½ cup chopped onion

1 cup grated mozzarella cheese (I used Colby jack because that’s what I had on hand)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain well and put back in pan. Stir in butter and Parmesan cheese until butter is melted. Slightly beat the eggs in a small bowl and then stir into spaghetti. Make the “crust” in a 9-inch pie pan by putting the spaghetti noodles in the bottom of the pan and press down until shaped to pan. Spread the cottage cheese evenly over the top of the noodles. Brown the ground beef with the onion. Once no longer pink, mix the ground beef and onions with the spaghetti sauce and spread over the cottage cheese. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, remove and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Return to oven for 5 more minutes. Let rest 5 minutes before cutting into wedges and serving.