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Four Cheese Pasta
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A creamy and cheesy pasta dish that combines four different cheeses, with Gorgonzola as the standout ingredient. Garnished with crushed walnuts, this dish is a must-have for cheese lovers and is even creamier than carbonara and cacio e pepe.
00:20:00 total
Serves 4
easy
Pasta / Noodle Course
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Ingredients
- rock salt - 1 tablespoon (for boiling pasta)
- penne pasta - watch the video to see (or any pasta of choice)
- walnuts - a handful (crushed, for garnish)
- milk - watch the video to see (use as needed)
- Gorgonzola cheese - watch the video to see
- mascarpone cheese - watch the video to see
- pecorino cheese - watch the video to see
- pasta water - a mug (reserved)
Instructions
- Boil the pasta: Add 1 tablespoon of rock salt to boiling water and cook the penne pasta for 11 minutes.
- Crush the walnuts: While the pasta is cooking, crush a handful of walnuts and set aside for garnish.
- Warm the milk: On a medium-low heat, warm the milk in a pan.
- Add the cheeses: Start by adding Gorgonzola cheese into the warm milk, followed by mascarpone and pecorino cheese, stirring until melted and combined.
- Combine pasta and cheese sauce: Drain the pasta, reserving a mug of pasta water. Add the pasta to the cheese sauce, incorporating some of the reserved pasta water to achieve a creamy consistency.
- Garnish and serve: Garnish the pasta with the crushed walnuts before serving.
