We seem to have a piece of blue cheese that sits permanently on the shelf on our fridge door. It changes every week but never completely disappears and so we find ourselves constantly on the search for weeknight dinners to put it to good use. Not a bad problem to have.
Wine Suggestion: We’ve cooked dishes similar to this many times and have found they work best with white wines with body: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Soave … if it has a touch of oak or richness then all to the good.
Penne with blue cheese sauce – serves 4
- 350g penne pasta
- 200g frozen leaf spinach
- 85g Danish blue or other blue cheese, crumbled
- a pinch of chilli flakes
- 250g tub mascarpone cheese
- 25g Parmesan, grated
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta according to the instructions on the pack, add the spinach 3 minutes before the end of the cooking time. Drain the pasta and spinach and tip into a shallow heatproof dish along with the blue cheese, chilli flakes and lots of black pepper.
Put spoonfuls of the mascarpone over the top of the pasta. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and grill for 5 minutes or until the mascarpone has melted and the top is golden. Serve with a green salad.
(Original recipe from BBC Good Food Magazine, October, 2000.)
Jono & Jules do food & wine 
Looks like such a delicious sauce!