CREAMY GORGONZOLA PENNE

Creamy Gorgonzola Penne image

This is one of my all-time favorite recipes for penne pasta with Gorgonzola. It is a bit heavy, but so delish and quick, too! My whole family enjoys this one, even my 3-year-old! You can use fresh spinach if you like, just let it wilt in the sauce. I use frozen spinach for speed. You can also use two 10-ounce packages of spinach if you'd like. Enjoy! Serve with additional Parmesan cheese.

Provided by KIMBA99

Time 50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta
¼ cup butter
2 (4 ounce) containers crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
10 ounces heavy cream
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
½ cup Parmesan cheese
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and keep warm.
Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Stir in Gorgonzola cheese until creamy, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in heavy cream and cook, stirring frequently, until sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes. Add spinach and Parmesan cheese to sauce; cook until spinach is heated through and Parmesan is melted, 3 to 4 minutes.
Place warm pasta into the pot with the sauce and toss evenly to coat. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 674.5 calories, Carbohydrate 57.9 g, Cholesterol 131 mg, Fat 39.8 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 23.3 g, SaturatedFat 24 g, Sodium 559 mg, Sugar 2.9 g