Blue Cheese Pasta
This easy blue cheese pasta recipe is a great way to use up leftover blue cheese and it is a super comforting pasta dish, ready in just 15 minutes.
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 833kcal
Ingredients
- 140 g of Penne pasta
- 2 tablespoon of Butter
- 4 Shallots diced
- 2 Garlic cloves crushed
- 100 ml of Single cream
- 50 g of Ham chopped
- 50 g of Blue cheese crumbled
- 50 ml of Pasta water
- 2 pinch of Sea salt and ground black pepper
- 40 g of Pine nuts
Instructions
- Cook 140 g of Penne pasta according to the packet instructions.
- Melt 2 tbsp of Butter in a large pan and add 4 Shallots and 2 Garlic cloves. Cook until softened, about 4 minutes.
- Add 100 ml of Single cream and 50 g of Ham and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Drain the pasta, reserving 50 ml of Pasta water. Add the pasta, 50 g of Blue cheese, 2 pinch of Sea salt and ground black pepper and the reserved pasta water. Mix well.
- Serve immediately. Top with more blue cheese and the 40 g of Pine nuts.
Notes
- For something a little different, you could serve this blue cheese sauce on gnocchi instead.
- To make this blue cheese pasta even quicker, use some fresh tagliatelle which is ready in a few minutes.
- Don't forget to reserve some of the pasta water. You really don't want to skip this step, as it makes the sauce so silky. Take it out a minute before the pasta is cooked.
- If you like your food spicy, then add a sprinkle of red chilli flakes on top before serving.
- Add a splash of olive oil to the pan before serving for an extra boost of flavour.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 833kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 705mg | Potassium: 642mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1065IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 215mg | Iron: 3mg
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