Cheat's cauli-macaroni cheese

• rigatoni or penne↗300g g
• small cauliflower↗1

  sliced into florets

• carton crème fraîche↗200ml ml
• wholegrain mustard↗2 tsp tsp
• red leicester↗175g g

  cheese, grated

• tomatoes↗2

  cut into rough wedges

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cook the pasta: Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Toss in the pasta and bring back to the boil, then cook for a couple of minutes. Tip in the cauliflower and cook for a further 8-10 minutes until both are tender.

2. 2

   Make the sauce: Drain the pasta and cauliflower well. Put the crème fraîche, mustard and most of the cheese (keeping back a good handful) into the pasta pan. Stir and warm through over a low heat just until the cheese starts to melt.

3. 3

   Finish the dish: Preheat the grill to hot. Tip the pasta and cauliflower into the cheese sauce and gently stir together. Season to taste. Transfer to a flameproof dish, scatter the tomatoes over the top, then the rest of the cheese and a sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper. Grill for about 5 minutes until brown and bubbling.