Broccoli, walnut and blue cheese pasta

Broccoli, walnut and blue cheese pasta

Add colour, crunch, and a dollop of cheesy indulgence to a straightforward pasta dish with the addition of a couple of ingredients

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 3 mins

Cook time

Cook 12 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Cook penne; 4 mins before the end of cooking, throw in broccoli florets. Meanwhile, heat olive oil, add a handful chopped walnuts and fry gently for 1 min.
  2. Drain the pasta, adding 4 tbsp cooking water to the walnuts. Return the pasta to the pan, add the walnuts and creamy blue cheese. Gently stir on the heat, just to melt the cheese. Squeeze over lemon juice to serve.

758 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 80g, fat 38 g, saturated fat 12g, fibre 7g, salt 0.82 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2008.

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  • 04 December 2008

    steph rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    We didnt really enjoy this dish.......

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  • 18 September 2009

    trees0604 commented on this recipe

    Used hard blue cheese rather than soft and added parmesan cheese - I thought it was lovely!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 3 mins

Cook time

Cook 12 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

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758 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 80g, fat 38 g, saturated fat 12g, fibre 7g, salt 0.82 g

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