Linguini with Blue Cheese Sauce

Linguini with Gorgonzola and Pine Nuts

You got it: it’s Friday, the day before my weekly trip to the grocery store, so here we go with the typical “There’s nothing to eat in this house” complaints from my guy.  As you’ll see from the picture of this dish, I wasn’t quick enough with the camera and my starving Marvin ate 75% of the dish prior to picture time.  Guess the leftover ingredients and pantry finds did the trick!

Ingredients:

• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp dried sweet basil
• Salt & black pepper
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 ounces gorgonzola cheese (or other creamy blue cheese), chopped into small pieces
• 1 cup linguini, cooked

• 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
• 1tsp toasted pine nuts (add pine nuts to a small frying pan and toast over medium-high heat for 2 minutes, shaking the pan to avoid scorching)

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat for about 20 seconds then add the pepper flakes, basil and salt and black pepper and cook for 30 seconds.
2. Add the milk and cheese pieces and cook for 3 minutes stirring constantly until a smooth sauce is created.
3. Toss the cooked linguini into the hot sauce, gently stirring to warm the pasta, about 2 minutes.
4. Serve pasta with grated Parmesan and toasted pine nuts.

Serves 1.

This is the 3rd installment in the “There’s Nothing to Eat in this House” series (see part 1 here: http://bit.ly/dbucAf and part 2 here: http://bit.ly/cJX6t2).