Best Pasta Tossed With Blue Cheese Sauce Recipes

PASTA TOSSED WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, melt butter in skillet on medium heat. Add leeks and nuts; cook and stir 5 min. or until leeks are tender. Add ham; cook 3 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
• Cook wine and garlic in medium saucepan on low heat 1 min. Add cream cheese spread and milk; cook until cream cheese spread is melted and mixture is blended, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in blue cheese.
• Drain pasta; place in large serving bowl. Add ham mixture and cheese sauce; mix lightly.

APHRODISIAC TAGLIATELLE WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Boil the tagliatelle until cooked through yet slightly firm, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
• Drizzle olive oil over the cooked pasta and toss gently to coat.
• Heat the cream in a saucepan over low heat until warm; stir in the blue cheese, garlic powder, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, white pepper, nutmeg, oregano, and basil. Cook very gently until the blue cheese has melted and the sauce is hot, but don't let the sauce boil.
• Place the tagliatelle in a serving dish and pour the sauce over the pasta. Top with walnuts to serve.

PASTA WITH ROASTED CAULIFLOWER AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, toss cauliflower with olive oil, salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spread onto a rimmed baking sheet in an even layer, and bake for 20 minutes.
• Add leeks, garlic and thyme to the cauliflower on the sheet pan, then roast another 20 minutes, tossing the vegetables halfway through, until they are very tender and deeply caramelized.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until it is 1 minute shy of being al dente. (It will continue to cook in the residual heat of the pot.) Scoop out about 1 cup pasta water (a coffee mug is good for this), then drain pasta. Return the pasta to the empty pot, along with butter, Gorgonzola, remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 cup pasta water, stirring to melt cheese.
• Toss roasted vegetables into pasta, then stir in lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Add more pasta water if mixture looks dry. To serve, spoon into bowls and top with chives and sprinkle of thyme leaves.

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.

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.

PASTA WITH BEETS AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place beets in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; add 1/2 cup water. Seal dish tightly with foil. Bake beets until tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp paring knife, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool 10 minutes. Using a paper towel, rub off skins. Slice beets into wedges.
• In a large bowl, toss beets with garlic, orange juice, oil, and coriander; season with salt and pepper.
• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, according to package instructions. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup of cooking water. Return the pasta to the pot; toss with half of the blue cheese and enough reserved pasta water to coat pasta. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the pasta mixture among plates; top with beets and remaining blue cheese. Serve immediately.