Recipes and Cooking Cauliflower-Bacon Shells and Cheese Be the first to rate & review! Cauliflower florets add a healthy punch to this one-pot dinner flavored with crispy bacon and a velvety two-cheese sauce. By Annie Peterson Annie Peterson Instagram Annie Peterson has built her career around her passion for food, working as a contributing food editor to Better Homes & Gardens® food publications for more than 15 years. She received her B.A. from Iowa State University in 2003 and completed the Better Process Control School at the University of Tennessee in 2020. She contributed to various cookbooks, including several Whole30 titles, as well as the 15th, 16th, and 17th editions of the iconic Better Homes & Gardens® New Cook Book. She also serves as Recipe Editor for Allrecipes Magazine. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on April 14, 2020 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Brie Passano Prep Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Stand Time: 5 mins Total Time: 40 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 8 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 8 ounce bacon, chopped 1 medium head cauliflower, cut into small florets (6 cups) 3 cloves garlic, minced 8 ounce dried medium shell pasta 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth 1 cup milk ½ 8 ounce package cream cheese, cut up 1 cup shredded Gouda cheese (4 oz.) ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese (2 oz.) ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Directions In a 5- to 6-qt. pot cook bacon over medium heat until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels, leaving about 2 Tbsp. drippings in the pot. Add cauliflower to pot. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in garlic; cook I minute more. Transfer to a medium bowl. In same pot cook pasta in lightly salted boiling water 5 minutes. Drain. Rinse and drain again. Return pasta and cauliflower to pot and stir in the next five ingredients (through cheddar cheese). Bring to boiling over medium; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 7 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring frequently. Stir in the bacon (if desired, reserve some bacon for topping), parsley, salt, and pepper. Cover and let stand 5 minutes before serving. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 450 Calories 24g Fat 38g Carbs 20g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 450 % Daily Value * Total Fat 24g 31% Saturated Fat 13g 65% Cholesterol 67mg 22% Sodium 797mg 35% Total Carbohydrate 38g 14% Total Sugars 6g Protein 20g Vitamin C 52.3mg 262% Calcium 308mg 24% Iron 2.1mg 12% Potassium 597mg 13% Folate, total 159.4mcg Vitamin B-12 0.7mcg Vitamin B-6 0.4mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.