Gorgonzola Cream Pasta
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz fresh baby spinach leaves
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 12 oz dried penne
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese
- 1/4 t salt
- few grinds from the pepper mill
- 3 t minced chives
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions and drain, saving some of the cooking water
- Rinse the spinach in a colander and then dump the drained pasta on top to soften it a bit
- Roast the walnuts in a 350 degree oven for 5 or 6 minutes until dark brown
- Put the cream, cheese, salt and pepper in a large pot and heat on medium until it starts to thicken a bit
- Reduce the heat and add the pasta, spinach and walnuts, stirring constantly
- Add enough of the pasta water to make the sauce creamy
- Sprinkle with the chives and add more salt and pepper, if desired
I took my plate out on the deck with a glass of Chianti and toasted garlic bread drizzled with some nice olive oil…
Adapted from Fine Cooking Magazine
This definitely is the most creamiest, comforting dish. I just need a glass of wine with this and I’ll be set 🙂
This dish looks so good. I think my daughter Christi would love it I must copy it for something to make when she comes to see me.
Hope all is well. I was so excited to see your windows in the previous post.
Sending you wishes for a very happy weekend
Drink a glass of wine for me. lol
Love
Maggie
Oh my….all that melted gorgonzola looks divine. I guess you threw that spinach in there to make it healthy and give it color, right? 🙂 The nuts are a great touch too. Super recipe!
This is one of my favourite ever pasta dishes RMW! Sometimes I don’t even add the spinach or walnuts and just do the cream, gorgonzola and pasta 😀
This looks so delicious…love the creaminess of the sauce! I would love to have this for dinner tonight! Thanks for the visit to my blog…it’s nice to meet you!
I’m a gorgonzola fan, and this pasta dish with it just sounds incredible. I love the picture of you washing the greens too!
What a great simple, but sophisticated meal.
I just planted my summer spinach. Now I can’t wait for the harvest. Hope it works with Malabar spinach.
The pasta looks so creamy and delicious, it’s making me hungry!
Gorgonzola. Pasta. Be still my heart.
I like toasted walnut halves in similar recipes, too.
Geez. This made my mouth water.
Pleez!!! All my favorites in one lucious recipe. I’m coming for dinner.
You make it look so easy! I will be making this soon!
OH yes, I love the mountains and
horses..sorry but
the last one I was on scared me.
I just loved your comment about my
closet.. I’ll tell you, I’ve had several
offers to come fix others closets but
I’m tired and don’t have a contractors
license ….it was fun really and I
just want to sit in there and look
at it…haha Keep your eyes out for
the finished blog post.
Thanks so much for your sweet comment.
Sandy