Pasta With Broccoli And Blue Cheese Recipes

BROCCOLI, WALNUT AND BLUE CHEESE PASTA

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.

PASTA WITH BROCCOLI AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions. Add the broccoli when pasta almost done to partially cook it.
• Heat saucepan and melt butter. Lightly sauté the garlic. Add the drained pasta and broccoli and sauté for about 3-4 minutes, adding more butter if necessary. Add cracked black pepper.
• Transfer to serving bowl and mix in the crumbled blue cheese and grated parmesan cheese.
• Mix well and serve.

GARLIC OIL SAUTEED PASTA WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil, garlic, and pepper flakes over medium heat until fragrant. Once the garlic has turned golden in color, remove it from the pan. You are left with garlic-infused oil in the pan. Add the broccoli to the pan.
• Cook's Note: Be sure the broccoli is completely dry before tossing it into the pan.
• Toss the broccoli to coat with the oil. Season with salt and pepper and saute over medium heat until the broccoli barely loses some of its crunch, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat up to high and deglaze the pan with the red wine vinegar. Add a few tablespoons of water, if needed.
• Cook's Note: Use pasta water if the pasta was made fresh.
• Add in the pasta and toss to coat with the oil. Top with Parmesan cheese for serving.

PASTA WITH VEGETABLES AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Chop onion.
• Heat large nonstick pot until it is very hot. Reduce heat to medium-high, and add oil.
• Add onion, and cook until it begins to soften.
• Mince garlic, and add.
• Bring water to boil in covered pot for pasta.
• Using thin slicing blade of a food processor, slice carrots. Stir into onion and garlic along with thyme.
• Wash asparagus. Break off and discard tough, woody part of stalks. Add to onion and carrot pot.
• Wash, trim and slice mushrooms; wash and trim tomato, and cut into small chunks. Add mushrooms and tomatoes to vegetable pot; stir well, cover and continue cooking over medium-low heat.
• Cook pasta.
• Stir a little of the yogurt into the cornstarch to make a smooth paste. Stir the paste into the remaining yogurt, and mash in the blue cheese. When vegetables are tender, add in the yogurt mixture, and stir until the sauce is smooth and the blue cheese has melted. Season with salt and pepper.
• Drain the pasta, and top with sauce.

BROCCOLI AND PASTA

Steps:

• Cut florets and parts of broccoli stems into bite-size pieces.
• In a large skillet, saute broccoli with garlic, oil, butter, salt, pepper, and cayenne over medium heat for about 10 minutes or until just tender, stirring frequently.
• Place hot pasta in a serving dish; top with broccoli mixture.
• Sprinkle with cheese.

FOUR CHEESE PASTA WITH BROCCOLI BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onions and garlic; cook and stir until tender. Add ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, blue cheese and milk; cook until blue cheese is melted, stirring constantly.
• Add pasta, mozzarella cheese and broccoli; mix lightly. Spoon into 2-quart casserole dish.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until heated through.