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Spinach with Blue Cheese and Pasta
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Tags: vegetarian pasta blue cheese spinach blue cheese with spinach
Recipe Reviews
Remarkably good for so little effort.
- I used 125g bleu d'Auvergne; my DH who is only learning to appreciate blue cheeses, thought it was just the right amount.
- With no fresh pasta in the freezer and no time to make it from scratch, I used 6oz dried tagliatelle instead, a good amount for two.
- I didn't quite have 1-1/2 cup cream, so topped up with a bit of milk. But this is much too much liquid. (I wish I'd seen friederike's review mentioning this.) Probably 1 cup is enough.
- I used frozen spinach.
- And I used my stick blender to zap it a bit, not too smooth, but not leafy.
sturlington from Hillsborough, NC
I get the idea behind this - a kind of creamed spinach with blue cheese and pasta - and it's a good one. But I'm not a fan of unthickened cream sauces, which this was. Probably a better dish would be to make a proper creamed spinach with blue cheese and serve it over pasta.
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wester from Soesterberg, Utr
This is one of my favourite dishes, but I hadn't realized I actually have a recipe for it! Easy, tasty, and the kids love it too.
I use 100 g of cream cheese instead of the cream, and I often use frozen spinach. Possible additions (not all at the same time please): some thyme, some garlic, some white wine or a drop of vinegar, mushrooms. I usually serve it with a simple tomato salad.
friederike from Berlin,
I've loved Spinach with Blue Cheese and Pasta since my early student days when I was a regular consumer of ready made meals. Timing is crucial for this recipe, as you won't want the sauce to cook for too long until the pasta is ready. I used 300ml single cream, as stated, which proved to be too much. This made it turn into somewhat of a soup, but what the heck - I love the dish, and this recipe is one of the easiest and most straightforward I have ever found. Just remember to adjust the quantity of single cream.
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