Whole Wheat Pasta with Blue Cheese Sauce
This recipe makes 4 servings
Nutritional Info |
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|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 559 |
| pro | 24 g |
| total fat | 24 g |
| sat. fat | 13 g |
| carb | 67 g |
| fibre | 8 g |
| chol | 58 mg |
| sodium | 832 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 31 |
| iron | 23 |
| vit A | 20 |
| vit C | 10 |
| folate | 16 |
An elegant and filling vegetarian pasta dish.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup (125 mL) milk
1/2 cup (125 mL) Blue_cheese (about 4 oz/125 g)
1/3 cup (75 mL) grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup (50 mL) whipping_cream
1 tbsp (15 mL) butter
Pinch salt
1/3 cup (75 mL) chopped fresh parsley
12 oz (375 g) whole wheat linguine
3 tbsp (50 mL) chopped toasted walnuts
Preparation
In saucepan, combine milk, blue cheese, Parmesan cheese, cream, butter and salt ; cook over medium heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley; keep warm.
Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm, about 8 minutes. Drain and return to pot, reserving 1/4 cup (50 mL) of the pasta water. Add sauce; toss to coat. Stir in enough of the reserved pasta water to keep sauce loose and creamy. Serve sprinkled with walnuts.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: December 2007









