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How to Make a Blue Cheese Sauce for Pasta

Blue Cheese Pasta sprinkled with cracked pepper, served in a white bowl on a striped napkin

This easy Blue Cheese Pasta recipe uses only a handful of ingredients and comes together in a snap. The perfect comfort food for a cold winter day to share with family and friends.

Blue Cheese Pasta sprinkled with cracked pepper served in a white bowl

Yesterday, I've experienced my first crazy hot Australian summer day. And when I say crazy, I mean CRAZY. It was 110F! I literally felt like a turkey roasting in the oven. Even the evening breeze, that usually freshens up the air, was warm. My primary goal was to find someplace with AC to stay and cool off.

I must admit I was very tempted to stay far away from the stove and even more from the oven. Obviously, it would have been a heresy to turn it on. BUT the thing is, this Blue Cheese Pasta is really quite something.

Blue Cheese Pasta served in a white bowl, sprinkled with pepper

I don't know about you guys, but blue cheese just makes me happy. I love the rounded flavour and rich creaminess of a good blue cheese, especially in a thick creamy sauce paired with pasta.

Well, I guess this Blue Cheese Pasta recipe was reason enough for turning the heat up a little bit more in the kitchen. And I don't regret it a bit!

I'm pretty sure you would appreciate this easy comforting pasta dish, too when coming home after a freezing day. Not that I can remember what "cold" and "winter" means anymore, obviously...

Blue Cheese Pasta sprinkled with cracked pepper being twirled up with a fork

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Blue Cheese Pasta sprinkled with cracked pepper, served in a white bowl on a striped napkin

Blue Cheese Pasta

This easy Blue Cheese Pasta recipe uses only a handful of ingredients and comes together in a snap. The perfect comfort food for a cold winter day to share with family and friends.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 6

Calories 331 kcal

For the pasta

  • 12 oz linguine or any pasta you like - 2 oz per person-
  • 1 bouillon cube optional

For the blue cheese sauce

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ cups skim milk heated
  • ¾ cup blue cheese crumbled (3.5 oz)
  • freshly ground pepper

  1. Cook pasta according to package direction, with a bouillon cube (stock). Drain and set aside.

  2. Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.

  3. Whisk in the flour and cook, whisking constantly, until the paste cooks and bubbles a bit, about 2 minutes. Don't let it brown!

  4. Add the hot milk, continuing to whisk as the sauce thickens. Bring it to a boil.

  5. Add crumbled blue cheese and pepper to taste, lower the heat, and cook, whisking for 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove from heat, pour over pasta and mix well to coat. Serve immediately.

The leftovers will dry out a bit. Add some milk when reheating them.

Nutrition Facts

Blue Cheese Pasta

Amount Per Serving (1 bowl (⅙th))

Calories 331 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g 14%

Saturated Fat 5g 31%

Cholesterol 23mg 8%

Sodium 454mg 20%

Potassium 249mg 7%

Carbohydrates 47g 16%

Fiber 1g 4%

Sugar 4g 4%

Protein 13g 26%

Vitamin A 350IU 7%

Calcium 163mg 16%

Iron 0.9mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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How to Make a Blue Cheese Sauce for Pasta

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