Name: Quick Blue Cheese and Lemon Pasta (4 ingredients!)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 17 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces (227 g) spaghetti; 1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream; 1/2 cup (50 g) crumbled blue cheese; 1 organic lemon ((for zest)); 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ((optional)); Grated parmesan cheese for serving ((optional))

This creamy blue cheese pasta only needs 4 ingredients and is on the table in less than 20 minutes. Sounds awesome? I think so too!

Plate with blue cheese lemon pasta — In 20 minutes on the table: creamy pasta with blue cheese lemon sauce.

3-ingredient white pasta sauce

Pasta with bluecheese sauce ingredients — Ingredients for creamy cheese pasta: heavy cream, blue cheese, and lemon zest.

Creamy white pasta sauces are simply the best! For this sauce, you’ll only need 3 ingredients: heavy cream, blue cheese, and lemon zest. Add a pinch of freshly ground pepper for some extra flavour, if you like. Toss it with the cooked pasta – the 4^th ingredient – and voila!

Pasta with bluecheese sauce on plate — Creamy white pasta with blue cheese lemon sauce.

Spaghetti twirled on a fork — The secret to a creamy sauce: Toss pasta with sauce and let it sit for 5 minutes.

Blue cheese substitutes

If you don’t have blue cheese on hand, gorgonzola is a great option for this pasta sauce too! I’ve tried to swap blue cheese for crumbled feta but that made the sauce kind of bland and boring. It’s best to stick to either blue cheese or gorgonzola.

Creamy white pasta on plate — Top spaghetti with lemon zest and some grated parmesan.

I hope you love this recipe for pasta with creamy blue cheese lemon sauce. Please leave me a comment and rating if you do!

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10-minute marinara gnocchi.

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5 from 6 reviews

Quick Blue Cheese and Lemon Pasta (4 ingredients!)

This creamy blue cheese pasta only needs 4 ingredients and is on the table in less than 20 minutes.

Author: carbgirl.com

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Resting Time2 mins

Total Time17 mins

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

8 ounces (227 g) spaghetti
1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream
½ cup (50 g) crumbled blue cheese
1 organic lemon (for zest)
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (optional)
Grated parmesan cheese for serving (optional)

Instructions

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water according to packet instructions. Drain and return pasta to the pot to keep warm while you make the sauce.
While the pasta is cooking, heat cream, crumbled blue cheese, pepper, and the grated zest of about half a lemon (use remaining grated zest for topping) in a small saucepan or pan, stirring often. Cook for 3-5 minutes. Taste and add a pinch of salt, if necessary. Usually no additional salt is required as the cheese makes the sauce quite salty.
Add the sauce to the cooked pasta and toss to combine. Cover with a lid and let it sit for 2-3 minutes to allow the pasta to soak up some of the sauce. During this time, the sauce will thicken. Do not skip this step as the resting time makes the sauce creamy. Stir before serving.
Serve in bowls and top with more lemon zest and some grated parmesan, if using.

Comments

nano-blue says

August 27, 2021 at 3:07 pm

i tried this blue cheese pasta recipe. it's great. i added some fresh thyme. will def make this again.

isa says

September 23, 2021 at 2:27 pm

Oh, how creamy ❤️ The lemon zest adds such a lovely flavor. Will recommend this recipe to my friends ☺️

Anthony says

December 30, 2021 at 7:12 pm

Awesome, tasted like the one time I was having the most delicious pasta back in Tuscany. Thumbs up

Tommy says

January 05, 2022 at 7:27 am

I liked the blue cheese adding the something extra. Simple and delicious

Natalia says

March 01, 2022 at 8:26 am

Love the addition of lemon peel. I used a lemon from my sis in-law‘s garden. It tasted fantastic. Keeper!