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2024-05-17 11:06:12
Blue Cheese Pasta Bake
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Stilton is such a good cheese for cooking and works beautifully with the leeks and the nutty flavour of chestnut mushrooms, although most blue cheeses would work well. In this case I actually used a mixture of stilton, danish blue cheese and the last inch or a wedge of brie.
Servings: 2
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 120g protein pasta
- 15g butter
- 50g shallots diced into large chunks
- 100g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
- 50 celery thinly sliced
- 40ml cream fresh
- white wine
- 80g blue cheese (stilton, danish blue or dolcelatte)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- a pinch of nutmeg
- 1 egg beaten
- 50g cheddar for toping(optional)
Steps
- Heat butter in a large lidded saucepan. When it has melted, add shallots and caramelize them on low heat.
- Add celery and the mushrooms and continue to cook with the lid on for another 5 to 8 minutes until the mushrooms have softened and are a golden brown. Stir occasionally.
- While the veggies are cooking, cook the pasta in lightly salted boiling water according to the packet instructions, minus a couple of minutes. The pasta is better if it is slightly undercooked as you will be baking it. Drain, refresh with cold water and set aside.
- Pre-heat the oven to 190C/160C with fan.
- When the vegetables are cooked add a generous splash of wine. Simmer for 2 minutes before stirring in the cream. Add three-quarters of the cheese and stir through until the cheese melts.
- Remove from the heat
- Stir until the cheese melts. Take off the heat.
- Check the seasoning. (I love lots of black pepper.)
- Wait till it cools a little bit. Beat the egg and add mix it with the souce.
- Tip in the cooked pasta and stir to coat. Transfer to an ovenproof dish. Dot with the remainder of the crumbled blue cheese. Cover the dish with foil and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes until the top is lightly browned. (I like it when some of the pasta is slightly charred and crisp.) Or add additional cheese (like cheddar) and bake uncovered
- This is delicious served with a peppery green salad.
Notes
- Tips: Frozen peas would be a nice addition, as would cooked bacon or pancetta. Enrich the sauce by stirring a beaten egg into the cheese sauce before baking. Top with a mixture of seasoned breadcrumbs and grated parmesan cheese.