Pastagorgonzola Recipes

GORGONZOLA WALNUT PASTA

Steps:

• Prepare all the ingredients.
• Cook the pasta al dente (it should have a bite to it), in a small amount of well-salted water. Drain the pasta about 30 seconds before the end of the cooking time, reserve about 1/2 cup pasta cooking water. While the pasta cooks, make the sauce.
• Heat the olive oil and butter in a large frying pan, add the walnuts, lemon zest, pepper, and garlic, cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes, until the walnuts are slightly browned and fragrant.
• Add the wine, cook, stirring constantly, for a couple of minutes, until almost evaporated.
• Add the cream, turn the heat to the minimum and add gorgonzola, stir until cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth, take the pan off the heat.
• Toss the cooked pasta with the sauce and add about 2-4 Tbsp of the pasta cooking water (add more if the sauce is too thick).
• Season to taste with salt and pepper (I like lots of pepper).
• Serve immediately (the sauce thickens quickly), sprinkle fresh basil leaves, grated parmesan and chopped walnuts on top (you can toast the walnut on a dry pan for extra flavor).
• Enjoy!

PASTA GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Boil pasta according to package instruction.
• Melt cream cheese and gorgonzola in a pot. Stir frequently.
• (For the deluxe version: now it's time to add cognac, garlic and minced parsley).
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Drain pasta and mix with sauce. (Deluxe versioners now sprinkle with toasted nuts and shaves of parmesan).

SPAGHETTI WITH GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Heat a knob of butter in a frying pan and fry 2 garlic cloves with the roughly chopped walnuts; add the cream, a pinch of salt, and the cubed cheese, then once it forms a thick sauce, add the spaghetti, cooked al dente, and sauté for a moment before serving./

GORGONZOLA SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. Drain and reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water.
• 2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet heat butter over medium heat and cook garlic until softened but not brown, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add cream and nutmeg and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally until the sauce is slightly thickened and reduced, about 5 minutes. Add crumbled Gorgonzola and cook, stirring often until the cheese is melted and the sauce has thickened. Stir in the chives.
• 3. Toss the pasta in the sauce and transfer to serving bowls. Serve with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano if desired.

GORGONZOLA PASTA WITH SPINACH AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs for al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
• Meanwhile, toast the walnuts in a large skillet over medium heat, shaking the pan occasionally, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the walnuts to a cutting board (reserve the skillet) and let cool slightly, then very finely chop.
• In the last 2 minutes of cooking the pasta, add the butter to the skillet and melt over medium heat. Add the spinach, cover and cook until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the cooked pasta, gorgonzola, Parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water to the skillet. Toss until the cheese is melted and the pasta is evenly coated in the sauce. Add more pasta water as needed; season with salt.
• Divide the pasta among shallow bowls and top with the walnuts. Drizzle any remaining sauce in the skillet on top.

GORGONZOLA PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, cook white wine over high heat until reduced by half. Add cream, reduce heat, and cook until reduced by one-third. Add parmesan, gorgonzola and nutmeg. Stir until cheeses melt and sauce is creamy.

PASTA WITH GORGONZOLA SAUCE AND RADICCHIO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook gnocchi in the boiling water until they float to the top, 2 to 4 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add radicchio; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer radicchio to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap so it continues to wilt.
• Pour heavy cream into the same skillet and bring to a simmer over medium heat, about 5 minutes. Add chunks of Gorgonzola and whisk until melted and evenly incorporated, about 2 minutes. Season with nutmeg, salt, and black pepper. Stir in radicchio. Add gnocchi and toss to coat.

PASTA WITH GORGONZOLA AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil for pasta. Meanwhile, melt butter over low heat in a small saucepan. Add Gorgonzola and cook, stirring frequently, until cheese melts. Keep warm while you cook the pasta.
• Tear arugula into bits, or use a scissors to cut it. Pieces should not be too small. Cook pasta until it is tender but not mushy. Remove and reserve a little cooking water, then drain pasta and toss it with arugula and cheese mixture, adding a bit of water if mixture seems dry.
• Taste and add seasoning. Dish should take plenty of black pepper. Serve.

GORGONZOLA PASTA WITH WALNUTS

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook onion in oil over medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat., Drain spaghetti; add to the skillet. Stir in the cheese, vinegar and salt. Sprinkle with walnuts.

PASTA WITH PANCETTA AND GORGONZOLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• While pasta is cooking, heat a cast iron skillet to medium high. Add pancetta and saute until fat begins to render. Add onion and saute until the onion is translucent and the pancetta begins to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add the heavy cream and the sherry. Bring to a boil and then remove from heat.
• Add the gorgonzola and stir until smooth. Place the pan back on the heat just until the cheese is fully melted and stir in the nutmeg.
• Drain the pasta and put back into the pasta pot or a pasta bowl. Pour sauce over pasta and mix. Serve in shallow bowls and pass parmesan cheese for diners to grate over the hot pasta.

BACON, SPINACH & GORGONZOLA PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, then add the onion and cook for 3 mins until starting to soften. Add the bacon, cook for a further 5 mins, then pour in the hot stock and bring to the boil. Simmer for a few mins until the liquid has reduced slightly.
• Stir in the peas, followed by the gorgonzola, until the cheese has melted and the peas are defrosted. Quickly stir through the spinach to wilt. Drain the pasta and mix with the sauce, then serve.

PENNE GORGONZOLA WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in oil on all sides. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan., Add cream and broth; cook until sauce is slightly thickened and chicken is no longer pink. Stir in the Gorgonzola cheese, sage, salt and pepper; cook just until cheese is melted., Drain pasta; toss with sauce. Sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and parsley.

GORGONZOLA CREAM SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Bring 3 quarts of water to boil in covered pot for pasta.
• Mix cornstarch with a tablespoon of buttermilk to make smooth paste. In heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine buttermilk-cornstarch mixture, remaining buttermilk, Gorgonzola and nutmeg.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring almost constantly, to melt cheese and thicken mixture.
• When water boils, stir in pasta and cook according to package directions, about 45 seconds; drain.
• Just as buttermilk mixture begins to thicken, stir in peas and cook just long enough to heat through.
• Stir in walnuts and serve over pasta with Parmesan cheese on the side.