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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.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 833 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian , British
Ingredients
- 140 g penne pasta
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 4 shallots diced
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 100 ml single cream
- 50 g ham chopped
- 50 g blue cheese crumbled
- 50 ml pasta water
- 2 pinch sea salt and ground black pepper
- 40 g pine nuts
Instructions
- Cook 140 g Penne pasta according to the packet instructions.
- Melt 2 tablespoon Butter in a large pan and add 4 Shallots and 2 Garlic cloves. Cook until softened, about 4 minutes.
- Add 100 ml Single cream and 50 g Ham and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Drain the pasta, reserving 50 ml Pasta water. Add the pasta, 50 g Blue cheese, 2 pinch Sea salt and ground black pepper and the reserved pasta water. Mix well.
- Serve immediately. Top with more blue cheese and the 40 g Pine nuts.
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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 Information
Serving
1portion
Calories
833kcal
(42%)
Carbohydrates
66g
(22%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
53g
(82%)
Saturated Fat
24g
(120%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
9g
Monounsaturated Fat
15g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
121mg
(40%)
Sodium
705mg
(29%)
Potassium
642mg
(18%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1065IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
215mg
(22%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 833
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 833kcal | 42% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 53g | 82% |
| Saturated Fat | 24g | 120% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 121mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 705mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 642mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1065IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 215mg | 22% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.