Pasta With Blue Cheese Spinach Sauce Recipes

PASTA WITH BLUE CHEESE SPINACH SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. About one minute before it is done, scoop out a cup of the pasta water. About 30 seconds before it's done, add the spinach and stir until the spinach is just wilted. Drain.
• Return pasta and spinach to the pot and add the butter and cheese. Toss with tongs until butter and cheese is melted and everything is mixed together.
• Drizzle in just enough pasta water to make a light sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
• Serve at once on warmed plates, adding some blue cheese crumbles to the plates belonging to true blue blue cheese lovers!

BLUE CHEESE SPINACH ORZO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add the butter to melt. Once the butter has melted, reduce the heat, add the flour and stir to create a roux; the roux should be pale blond in color. Once the roux is made, reduce the heat again to low, add the milk, stirring into the roux and cooking until the roux has thickened. Finally, add the blue cheese, 1 cup at a time, until all the cheese has been added and well blended. Season with the salt and pepper blend. Remove from the heat and continue to stir to ensure consistency.
• Once the sauce has been prepared, add the orzo, spinach and tomatoes and stir to incorporate into the cream sauce. Allow the orzo to warm with the sauce, then remove from the heat and serve. This has a shelf life of 5 days.

BLUE CHEESE GNOCCHI

Steps:

• Cook the gnocchi in a large pan of boiling water according to pack instructions. Plunge the spinach into the same pan, then immediately drain through a colander and shake off any excess water.
• Put the crème fraîche in a small ovenproof dish with the grated parmesan. Add the hot, drained gnocchi and spinach and give everything a good stir. Crumble the blue cheese over and season with ground pepper.
• Slide the dish under a hot grill until the cheese is bubbling and golden. Serve immediately.

BLUE CHEESE PASTA

Steps:

• While the pasta is boiling: Melt butter in sauce pan over med-low.
• Add onion and garlic saute about 5 minutes.
• Pour in half& half, let heat through.
• Wisk in blue and parmesan cheeses.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Sauce will thicken a bit upon standing.
• Toss with cooked pasta.

CHICKEN, MUSHROOM AND SPINACH PASTA WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare the pasta, according to package directions, while you make the rest of the meal.
• Put half the olive oil in a large pan, add the diced chicken and brown- set aside.
• Put the rest of the olive oil in the pan and add the onions and mushrooms.
• Cook until the juices from the mushrooms disappear (about 5- 7 mins) Add the chicken and spinach and mix thoroughly.
• Add the sour cream and blue cheese and stir over a low heat until the blue cheese is melted.
• Add the cooked pasta and stir to mix.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.

PASTA WITH SPINACH AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Set large pot of water to boil, and add salt. Remove largest, thickest stems from spinach; roughly chop leaves and remaining stems. Wash thoroughly.
• When water comes to boil, add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until nearly tender. When just about done, add spinach. Stir. As soon as spinach wilts completely -- less than 30 seconds -- drain quickly.
• Immediately return pasta and spinach to pot, with butter and cheese, over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese and butter melt, all water is absorbed, and pasta is tender. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

BASIC BLUE CHEESE PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and heat on medium.
• Let thicken slightly and make sure cheeses are melted.
• Add fresh herbs, minced, of your choice-- in any amount you wish-- if desired.
• You may not want to add salt depending on the saltiness of your stock, but freshly ground pepper is nice.
• Use white pepper if you can find it.
• Serve over pasta or gnocchi.

BLUE CHEESE PASTA

Steps:

• Boil the pasta according to pack instructions. In a saucepan, melt the butter, then gently fry the onion until golden. Add the garlic and sage, fry for a further 2 mins, then remove the pan from the heat. Drain the pasta and reserve some cooking water. Stir through the buttery onions, stilton and 2 tbsp cooking water, then sprinkle with the toasted walnuts to serve.

CHEESY LEEK & SPINACH PASTA

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the oil in a large pan, tip in the leeks and splash in a little hot water. Cover and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes until no longer squeaky.
• While the leeks are cooking, boil the penne in salted water according to the packet instructions. Meanwhile, tip the crème fraîche, sundried tomatoes and mustard into the leeks, add three-quarters of the cheese and season well. Stir until the cheese melts. Take off the heat.
• Drain the pasta, reserving the cooking water. Tip the pasta into the sauce and stir, adding enough cooking water to make the sauce coat the pasta. Stir in the spinach, a big handful at a time, until it wilts, splashing in a little more water if needed. Toss in the remaining cheese and serve.