Spinach Fettuccini With Gorgonzola Cream Sauce Food

SPINACH FETTUCCINE WITH GORGONZOLA CREAM & SPINACH

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta, salt the water, and cook the pasta to al dente.
• Heat the butter in a large sauce pot. Add the garlic, cook for 2 minutes, then whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in the stock, then the cream; bring to a bubble and stir in the Gorgonzola. Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes, until the Gorgonzola is melted. Stir in the sage and a little pepper and cook for 3 minutes more.
• In a serving bowl, toss the hot pasta with the sauce and fresh spinach to wilt in.

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.

FETTUCCINE WITH GORGONZOLA, SPINACH AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
• Saute shallots & garlic, without browning, until softened.
• Pour in the wine and simmer until reduced by half, stirring, to deglaze the pan.
• Add cream and simmer until mixture has reduced by one-third.
• Add spinach, Gorgonzola & lemon juice.
• Season to taste with salt & freshly ground black pepper.
• Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente.
• Drain pasta and fold through sauce, adding a little of the pasta water if sauce is too thick.
• Serve pasta topped with Parmesan, pine nuts and freshly ground black pepper.

FETTUCCINE WITH CHICKEN, LEEKS, AND GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Set aside and keep warm.
• Heat remaining tablespoon olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and leeks; cook and stir until leeks are tender and chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth; continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes more. Pour in heavy cream. Reduce heat; let simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir Gorgonzola cheese and walnuts into the skillet with the chicken; continue to simmer until cheese has melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Toss with cooked pasta. Top with parsley.

FETTUCCINI WITH CREAMY GORGONZOLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook fettucini according to package directions.
• In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Mix in the cream or milk and heat carefully, not allowing it to boil.
• Add the Gorgonzolo and cream cheese, stirring frequentlly until they are melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Add freshly ground black pepper.
• When pasta is al dente, drain it and mix it into the sauce.
• Toss well to coat the pasta and serve immediately.
• Pass the grated Parmesan at the table.

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.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM LASAGNA ROLL-UPS WITH GORGONZOLA CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over moderate heat, saute mushrooms, chopped onions, and garlic in oil until mushrooms give off their juices and darken and onions are tender, about 7 or 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; the salt will help draw water out of the vegetables as they cook.
• Add dry chopped spinach to the pan and heat through for 1 minute. Adjust seasonings with salt, pepper, and a little nutmeg. Add ricotta and stir into mixture to heat cheese through, 1 minute longer. Remove pan from heat but leave in the warm skillet.
• Heat broth in a small pan over moderate heat. Melt Gorgonzola into broth and bring liquid to a bubble. Stir in cream and thicken sauce 2 minutes.
• Place cooked lasagna noodles on a large work surface or cutting board. Spread lasagna noodles with a layer of spinach-mushroom filling. Roll up pasta and arrange the 8 bundles in a shallow flameproof casserole dish. Pour warm sauce over roll-ups and top with mozzarella. Place casserole under broiler to melt cheese. Serve with Steamed Asparagus and Broiled Tomatoes.
• While you boil your lasagna noodles, place fresh asparagus tips in a small colander over the boiling water in the pasta pot. Place a lid on the colander and steam asparagus while you are cooking your pasta for 4 minutes or until tips are just tender.
• Split 4 vine-ripe tomatoes across the center and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper. Broil tomatoes.
• Serve along side your completed casserole. Top with any fresh herb you have on hand: basil, thyme, or rosemary.

GORGONZOLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring the heavy cream to a full boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, then continue to boil rapidly for 45 to 50 minutes, until thickened like a white sauce, stirring occasionally.
• Off the heat, add the Gorgonzola, Parmesan, salt, pepper, and parsley. Whisk rapidly until the cheeses melt and serve warm. If you must reheat, warm the sauce over low heat until melted, then whisk vigorously until the sauce comes together.