Gorgonzola Pasta Dish Food

GORGONZOLA PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in boiling water as per the cooking instructions, until al dente.
• Melt the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the chopped shallot and fry for 3-4 minutes, until softened.
• Add the minced garlic and cook for a further 1 minute.
• Add cream, Gorgonzola cheese, Parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper and stir until the Gorgonzola melts.
• By this time the pasta should be ready. Drain the pasta in a colander over the sink, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
• Add the pasta to the pan with the cream sauce and stir together. Add in a splash of the pasta cooking water (or more) if you want to loosen up the sauce at all.
• Divide the pasta between plates. Top with Parmesan, black pepper, fresh parsley and toasted walnuts, then serve.

GORGONZOLA PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, cook white wine over high heat until reduced by half. Add cream, reduce heat, and cook until reduced by one-third. Add parmesan, gorgonzola and nutmeg. Stir until cheeses melt and sauce is creamy.

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.

PENNE GORGONZOLA WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in oil on all sides. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan., Add cream and broth; cook until sauce is slightly thickened and chicken is no longer pink. Stir in the Gorgonzola cheese, sage, salt and pepper; cook just until cheese is melted., Drain pasta; toss with sauce. Sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and parsley.

PASTA GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Boil pasta according to package instruction.
• Melt cream cheese and gorgonzola in a pot. Stir frequently.
• (For the deluxe version: now it's time to add cognac, garlic and minced parsley).
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Drain pasta and mix with sauce. (Deluxe versioners now sprinkle with toasted nuts and shaves of parmesan).

GORGONZOLA SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. Drain and reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water.
• 2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet heat butter over medium heat and cook garlic until softened but not brown, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add cream and nutmeg and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally until the sauce is slightly thickened and reduced, about 5 minutes. Add crumbled Gorgonzola and cook, stirring often until the cheese is melted and the sauce has thickened. Stir in the chives.
• 3. Toss the pasta in the sauce and transfer to serving bowls. Serve with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano if desired.

GORGONZOLA PASTA WITH DICED APPLE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to package direction until al dente. My Rigatoni took 11 minutes to cook. Dreain the water and set aside.
• In a pan over medium heat, add olive oil and chopped onion. Cook for 2 minutes or unitl translucent. *** see notes.
• Add diced apples and stir and cook for 2 minutes until the apples are soft but still have a bit of crispness.
• You will have a bit of liquid on the bottom but that's okay. Add the flour and stir until the flour is incorporated into the liquid.
• Stir in the chicken broth and milk. Bring to a boil.
• Add 1 cup of cheese and mix until the chees melts.
• Take off theheat and add the cooked pasta and the remaining 1 cup of cheese.
• Mix well until all the pasta is covered with the gorgonzola sauce.
• Salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle each serving with Italian parsley.
• Serve warm and enjoy.

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.

GORGONZOLA SHRIMP PASTA

Steps:

• Cook penne according to package directions for al dente. Meanwhile, in a large cast-iron skillet or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add shrimp and garlic; cook until shrimp are pink, 5-10 minutes. Remove from pan and keep warm., Stir cranberries and wine into same pan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is almost evaporated, about 5 minutes., Drain penne, reserving 1 cup of pasta water; add penne to pan. Stir in spinach, cream cheese, Gorgonzola cheese, parsley, salt and reserved shrimp. Cook and stir until mixture is heated through and cheeses are melted, about 5 minutes, adding enough reserved pasta water to reach desired consistency. Top with chopped walnuts.

GORGONZOLA PEAR PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Cook penne in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
• Return drained pasta to the pot; stir butter, Parmesan cheese, and Gorgonzola cheese into pasta and place over medium heat; cook until the cheese is completely melted. Pour cream into pasta mixture; stir. Remove from heat and fold in pear. Top with walnuts. Season with pepper and serve.

PASTA WITH PANCETTA AND GORGONZOLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• While pasta is cooking, heat a cast iron skillet to medium high. Add pancetta and saute until fat begins to render. Add onion and saute until the onion is translucent and the pancetta begins to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add the heavy cream and the sherry. Bring to a boil and then remove from heat.
• Add the gorgonzola and stir until smooth. Place the pan back on the heat just until the cheese is fully melted and stir in the nutmeg.
• Drain the pasta and put back into the pasta pot or a pasta bowl. Pour sauce over pasta and mix. Serve in shallow bowls and pass parmesan cheese for diners to grate over the hot pasta.

PASTA WITH CHICKEN, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES, GORGONZOLA AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil reserved from tomatoes in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to skillet and sauté until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate and cool; do not clean skillet. Cut chicken into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta; transfer to large bowl.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 tablespoon tomato oil in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic; sauté until tender, about 1 minute. Add sun-dried tomatoes, chicken, basil, broth, cheese and prosciutto to skillet and bring to boil.
• Add sauce to pasta and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Top with pine nuts and serve.