Aphrodisiac Tagliatelle with Blue Cheese Sauce

Tagliatelle, that tender, flat Italian noodle related to fettuccine, gets a simple blue cheese cream sauce and a sprinkle of toasted walnuts for a fast but romantic pasta dish.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 819 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• 1 pinch dried basil
• ⅔ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (16 ounce) box tagliatelle pasta
• 3 ½ ounces crumbled blue cheese
• 1 pinch ground white pepper (Optional)
• 1 tablespoon toasted walnuts, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Boil the tagliatelle until cooked through yet slightly firm, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.

Step 2

Drizzle olive oil over the cooked pasta and toss gently to coat.

Step 3

Heat the cream in a saucepan over low heat until warm; stir in the blue cheese, garlic powder, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, white pepper, nutmeg, oregano, and basil. Cook very gently until the blue cheese has melted and the sauce is hot, but don't let the sauce boil.

Step 4

Place the tagliatelle in a serving dish and pour the sauce over the pasta. Top with walnuts to serve.