Blue Cheese Pasta with Lemon and Walnuts

If you are a big fan of blue cheese like me, then you will love this blue cheese pasta recipe. A generous amount of blue cheese is used to create this very tasty dish. The toasted breadcrumbs, garlic and walnuts add a crunchy texture while the lemon juice adds the right amount of acidity. Overall, I was happy with the dish and would make it again.

In this blue cheese pasta dish, I used fettuccine, but any type of pasta will also work. This dish is so easy and quick to make. After cooking the pasta to al dente, it is tossed in a mixture of blue cheese and lemon juice. Walnuts, bread crumbs, garlic and parsley are toasted in a skillet and the tossed in the pasta.

Blue Cheese Pasta with Lemon and Walnuts

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Author: Liza A

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. olive oil
• ½ cups bread crumbs
• ¼ cups finely chopped walnuts
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp. Chopped parsley
• 1 lbs of your favorite pasta
• 4 oz. blue cheese, crumbled
• ¼ cup of lemon juice
• ½ cup pasta water, reserved
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Reserved ½ cup of the water used to cook the pasta.
2. In a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in medium heat. Add the garlic, bread crumbs, walnuts and parsley. Stir and heat until the bread crumbs are browned, about 3-5 minutes.
3. In a large bowl, toss the cooked pasta in the blue cheese, lemon, 2 tbsp of olive oil and the reserved pasta water.
4. Add the bread crumb mixture and toss until well coated. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

Recipe Adapted: Good Housekeeping

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