#NationalPastaDay is Tomorrow, October 17! Plus @RaguSauce Twitter Party Info!

I do love a fun event where I get to cook, especially when it is with one of my favorite brands! Yes, I buy the industral size Ragu for our home needs:

I tried making tomato sauce but I never get it right, and there is no way I could ever compete with my Italian-American mother-in-law’s sauce! My son and I love Ragu, so this works great for us, and we love pasta.  The hubby thinks he is Northern Italian so he only eats lighter sauces, dont ask!

In preparation, we had fun making #Impasta dishes at our event! That was the cute term we used while we cooked without pasta!My partner and I made Cauliflower “Mac” & Cheese as our Impasta (imposter) dish:

Ingredients

• 1 head cauliflower, cut into small florets, stem sliced into small pieces
• 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs
• 1 jar (1 lb.) Ragu® Double Cheddar Sauce

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Add bread crumbs and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
2. Bring lightly salted water to a boil in large pot and cook cauliflower until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain well and return to pot. Stir in Ragu® Double Cheddar Sauce; toss until coated. Pour mixture into 8 x 8-inch baking dish; sprinkle with crumb mixture
3. Bake 15 minutes or until bubbling and crumbs are golden.

We made it our own by adding some spaghetti squash to the cauliflower mixture! We also diced some peppers, onions, and pancetta and mixed that in to spice it up! Meanwhile, I never knew Ragu made Double Cheddar sauce! For those who are gluten free, or those going low on carbs, this might be a great dish for you!

And don’t forget to stp by the twitter party tomorrow, Friday, National Pasta Day!

#NationalPastaDay Twitter Party Plan:

When: Friday, October 17, 2014 at 1PM EST

Where: #NationalPastaDay on Twitter

Follow: @Crowdtappers & @RaguSauce

Prizes: $725 in Visa gift cards

Questions: Ask @Crowdtappers

 

For more information and other recipes, please go to Ragu.com!

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Disclosure: I received a gift bag with a gift card for attending the event. All opinions are always 100% honest and my own.