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Pasta with Tomato Blue Cheese Sauce

Published: Sep 14, 2020 · Modified: Feb 8, 2021 by Ashley Lecker · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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Pasta with Tomato Blue Cheese Sauce is rich, creamy, and packed with flavors from tomatoes, spinach, cream, and blue cheese. Ready is under 30 minutes!

blue cheese and tomato pasta with fork

I love blue cheese. It is one of my favorite toppers for eggs, pasta, steak, or even avocado toast. Add blue cheese into a cream sauce and I am on-board!

Pasta with Tomato Blue Cheese Sauce is a delicious and easy pasta dish. I love to make it on the weeknight, and the leftovers are delicious the following day too.

This pasta dish not only has blue cheese, but it has diced tomatoes, garlic, cream, and fresh spinach. The flavors work really well together, and my kids even love this pasta. This is also a great pasta dish to add grilled chicken or shrimp on top. You could even add additional vegetables like broccoli or other mixed greens, like arugula.

If you are team blue cheese, like me, you will love this pasta with blue cheese sauce! If you aren't, give it a try. The flavor is not overwhelming and the sauce is so creamy and yummy.

blue cheese and tomato pasta close up photo with blue cheese crumbles on top

Ingredients

  • Pasta - I like to use spaghetti or thin spaghetti
  • Olive Oil
  • Garlic - fresh garlic is great, but the jarred minced garlic is an excellent short-cut
  • Canned Diced Tomatoes 
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Ground Pepper
  • Crumbled Blue Cheese
  • Heavy Cream
  • Baby Spinach
  • Large Rimmed Skillet
  • Tongs
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Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package instructions.Heat olive oil in a large rimmed skillet over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook for a minute. Next, add the tomatoes.
  2. Add sugar, salt, and pepper. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Reduce heat to low. Stir in crumbled blue cheese and cream. Cook for 2 minutes to allow sauce to slightly thicken.
  4. Add the pasta and stir
  5. Add spinach and stir to allow the spinach to wilt.
  6. Plate and top with additional blue cheese, if desired.

Cooking Tips

  • Using a spaghetti or thin spaghetti is best for this recipe because it allows the sauce to coat is versus a shell and the cheese does not melt as well because it goes into the nooks and crannies.
  • Blue cheese does not melt as has as a cheese like cheddar or mozzarella. A consistent medium-low heat and stirring will help get a smooth blue cheese pasta sauce.
  • The amount of spinach will seem like a lot, but once it will become very small.
  • This recipe uses canned tomatoes. If you are using fresh, you need to peel them and take the seeds out of the tomatoes.
blue cheese and tomato pasta with fork

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blue cheese and tomato pasta with fork

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blue cheese and tomato pasta with fork

Pasta with Tomato Blue Cheese Sauce

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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 lb Pasta
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 2 cloves Garlic Minced
  • 28 oz Canned Diced Tomatoes Drained
  • ½ teaspoon Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Pepper
  • ⅔ cup Crumbled Blue Cheese
  • ¾ cups Heavy Cream
  • 3 cups Baby Spinach
  • Extra Blue Cheese Crumbles For Garnish

Instructions
 

  • Cook pasta according to package instructions.
  • Heat olive oil in a large rimmed skillet over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook for a minute.
  • Add the tomatoes.
  • Add sugar, salt, and pepper. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Reduce heat to low. Stir in crumbled blue cheese and cream. Cook for 2 minutes to allow sauce to slightly thicken.
  • Add the pasta and stir.
  • Add spinach and stir to allow the spinach to wilt.
  • Toss in the cooked pasta. Plate and top with additional blue cheese, if desired.

Notes

Adapted from Pioneer Woman
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Originally published in 2012, and updated in 2020 for reader enhancement and enjoyment.

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  1. The Home Cook

    May 31, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    Thanks for the reminder about this dish. I've had it printed out for ages and it looks SO good.

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