Gorgonzola Pasta With Diced Apple

Overhead view of a white plate filled with rigatoni pasta covered in a Gorgonzola Sauce with Apples

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Gorgonzola Pasta With Diced Apple

This one-pan Gorgonzola Pasta is an easy cheese pasta recipe that’s loaded with creamy cheesy flavor and texture, softened diced apples and aromatic onions!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Main Course Pasta

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 562kcal

Author: Marisa Franca @ All Our Way

Equipment

Ingredients

1 lb Pasta I used Rigatoni
4 Tablespoons Olive Oil or vegetable oil of your liking.
½ cup White onion chopped
2 Apples, peeled and cored About 2 cups cubed. I used Gala.
2 Tablespoons All-purpose flour
¾ cup Chicken broth
¾ cup Milk
2 cups Gorgonzola cheese * see notes for substitutions Shredded and divided
Salt and Pepper to taste
Italian parsley chopped

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Instructions

Cook the pasta according to package direction until al dente. My Rigatoni took 11 minutes to cook. Dreain the water and set aside.
In a pan over medium heat, add olive oil and chopped onion. Cook for 2 minutes or unitl translucent. *** see notes.
Add diced apples and stir and cook for 2 minutes until the apples are soft but still have a bit of crispness.
You will have a bit of liquid on the bottom but that's okay. Add the flour and stir until the flour is incorporated into the liquid.
Stir in the chicken broth and milk. Bring to a boil.
Add 1 cup of cheese and mix until the chees melts.
Take off theheat and add the cooked pasta and the remaining 1 cup of cheese.
Mix well until all the pasta is covered with the gorgonzola sauce.
Salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle each serving with Italian parsley.
Serve warm and enjoy.

Notes

Any other pasta can be used for this dish. I prefer short, tubular, and ridged pasta variations since they are great for “catching” the sauce.
Vegetable oil can be used instead of olive oil.
While I’ve used white onion in this dish, you can also use red onion or shallots.
If you can’t find Gala apples, opt for Honeycrisp, Golden Delicious, or Fuji.
To replace gorgonzola cheese, use a simple goat cheese that won’t be too overpowering in taste while still offering the same level of creaminess. You could also pair gorgonzola with parmesan cheese. Gouda cheese is also excellent in this recipe as well as smoked Gouda.
Add in some healthy green with spinach and broccoli.
Create extra texture by tossing in some chopped and toasted nuts such as walnuts or pine nuts.
The all-purpose flour does a great job of thickening the cheese sauce but you could also use gluten-free flour or whole-wheat pastry flour.
For a kick of heat, add in some red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper while making the sauce.
For a meaty version of this gorgonzola pasta, add in cooked bacon pieces, chopped chicken, leftover holiday ham, or sausage.

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