Fusilli With Blue Cheese and Toasted Walnuts |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Corkscrew pasta tossed with a rich blue cheese sauce with green peas and toasted walnuts. Another I have to make this recipe for my cookbook. Attributed to Good Housekeeping 100 Best Pasta recipes . Ingredients:
3/4 cup walnuts |
1 (16 ounce) package fusilli |
2/3 cup half-and-half or 2/3 cup light cream |
1/2 cup water |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
3 ounces crumbled blue cheese |
1 ounce crumbled blue cheese, for garnish |
1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Spread walnuts on a baking sheet and bake, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until fragrant.
3. Cook fusilli in boiling salted water according to package directions.
4. In the meantime, place half-in-half, water and salt in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
5. Add 3/4 cup blue cheese and stir until heated through.
6. Place peas in a colander and drain cooked fusili over the peas.
7. Place pasta mixture in a large bowl, add cheese sauce and walnuts and toss.
8. Sprinkle with remaining blue cheese and serve.
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