Blue cheese pasta

Blue cheese pasta

A great pasta dish that uses up your Christmas storecupboard faves

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. 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.
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Other cheeses

If stilton is too strong for your taste, try using a milder blue cheese such as dolcelatte, or swap half the stilton in the recipe for some creamy, mild mascarpone.

Adding bacon...

Pasta with bacon & cranberry Wensleydale. Follow the above recipe using a thinly sliced red onion this time. Fry the onion with 2 rashers chopped back bacon in the melted butter. Stir through 100g chopped cranberry Wensleydale at the end instead of the Stilton. Serve with the toasted walnuts sprinkled on top.

Per serving

554 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 79g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 4g, salt 0.63 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2006.

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Taste team comment

'This is quick and easy to make, and tastes delicious. Next time, I may add crème fraîche and perhaps some mushrooms, too.'

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  • 01 December 2007

    Susie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was a great wintery pasta, but to make it more substantial I added roasted aubergines and mushrooms. I used Gorgonzola and added three tbs single cream. To make it a bit fresher I zested half a lemon over right before serving and added lots of ground pepper.

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  • 05 December 2007

    Linzi R rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Try for dinner tonight. I like Susie's suggested additions too. LMR in NZ

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  • 12 December 2007

    Barnaby rated this recipe

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  • 11 February 2008

    euphorbia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    so simple, yet very yummy.

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  • 27 April 2008

    cjraway commented on this recipe

    We tried the variation with bacon and used a white stilton with blueberries - it was great. The cheese melted really nicely into a sauce. Would definitely make again.

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  • 19 August 2008

    Kerri commented on this recipe

    Delicious and so easy to make, the second time I made it I substituted the walnuts for crispy smoked bacon and added some parmesan shavings to finish the dish nicely.

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  • 12 October 2008

    Emma Taylor rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this with bacon instead of walnuts, some shredded cabbage, and some creme fraiche, which made it a really substantial supper. And I added lemon zest as suggested. Really nice.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

From the festive storecupboard

Ingredients

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Per serving

554 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 79g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 4g, salt 0.63 g

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