Pasta ai Quattro Formaggi (Four Cheese Whole Wheat Pasta)
Easy recipe for Four Cheese Whole Wheat Pasta that delights all cheese lovers. Use whatever four cheeses you like. Perfect dish for a quick dinner or lunch.
Ingredients
- 9 oz (250g) whole wheat pasta (I used spaghetti)
- 7 oz (200g) cream
- 1 tbsp (15g) butter , room temperature
- 1/2 tsp (2g) garlic powder
- 1/4 cup (25g) Parmesan cheese , grated
- 1/4 cup (25g) Mozzarella cheese , grated
- 1/4 cup (25g) goat cheese , broken into small pieces
- 1/4 cup (25g) Romano cheese , grated
- 1/4 tsp (1g) salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup (35g) pine nuts , toasted
- Fresh parsley
Instructions
- Cook the pasta to the al dente stage in lightly salted water. Toast the pine nuts in a medium pan.
- Heat the cream, garlic powder and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until butter melts. Gradually stir in all grated cheese.
- Reduce heat to low, and continue stirring just until all cheese is melted.
- Drain the pasta and reserve some of the cooking water.Put pasta back in the pan, pour in the cheese cream and add salt and pepper. Stir gently to combine adding some of the reserved cooking water if you want to thin the sauce slightly.
- Sprinkle the top with some cheese, toasted pine nuts and fresh parsley. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving out of 4Calories: 266kcalCarbohydrates: 19.7gProtein: 11.8gFat: 16.7gSaturated Fat: 7.2gCholesterol: 32mgSugar: 1.7g