Gorgonzola Pasta With Spinach And Walnuts Recipes

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.

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!

CREAMY GORGONZOLA SPINACH PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook fusilli in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• In the meantime, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook shallots until soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in cream and cook until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Add spinach and crumble in Gorgonzola cheese. Season with salt and pepper and cook until spinach is wilted and sauce has thickened, about 4 minutes.
• Drain fusilli and toss with sauce. Serve immediately.

QUICK 30-MINUTE SPAGHETTI WITH SPINACH GORGONZOLA AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Bring a large saute pan to medium heat. Add the walnuts and toast for about 3 minutes tossing them in the pan. Let them cool slightly, then chop finely.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, place spaghetti in and cook for the recommended time on the package, or a minute less.
• At around the last 3 minutes of the pasta cooking time, in the same saute pan where you toasted the walnuts, toss in butter and olive oil, and melt on medium heat. Then, throw in spinach and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring periodically until wilted.
• Take spaghetti out of water with a strainer and toss into pan with spinach. Add cubed gorgonzola and grated Parmigiano, and toss well on low heat adding pasta water a little at a time to form a creamy sauce. Taste for seasoning and sprinkle with ground black pepper.
• Plate pasta and garnish with chopped walnuts. Add some of the creamy sauce on top along with some grated Parmigiano, and most of all, enjoy.

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.

GORGONZOLA & SPINACH SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Add the spaghetti to a pot of boiling salted water and cook for 8-10 minutes or until al dente.
• Meanwhile, put the spinach into a pan, with just the water clinging to the leaves after washing, and cook, stirring over a medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes until wilted.
• Add the butter, milk and Gorgonzola to the spinach and stir until the cheese has melted to a creamy sauce. Season to taste with pepper; salt shouldn't be needed.
• Drain the pasta thoroughly and add to the sauce. Toss well to mix.

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.