Pasta nests with walnut-cheese sauce

AUTHOR
Eunice Scott
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
35 mins
TOTAL TIME
35 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 250 g Carrots
  • 1 medium zucchini
  • 300 g wide ribbon noodles
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, white pepper
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 tablespoon (20 g) butter/margarine
  • 1 (20 g) heaped tbsp. flour
  • 1/4 l Milk
  • 1 TEASPOON Vegetable broth
  • 100 g Gorgonzola cheese
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Walnut kernel halves
  • 3-4 Stem(s) fresh or 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 7-10 Tbsp Parsley

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel the carrots, clean the zucchini. Wash both and cut lengthwise into thin slices with a peeler. Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water for about 10 minutes. Cook the carrots and zucchini for the last 4 minutes

  2. 2

    Peel and finely chop the onion. Steam in hot fat until translucent. Dust with flour and sauté until golden brown. Stir in 1/4 l water, milk and stock. Bring to the boil, simmer for about 5 minutes. Dice cheese, melt in the sauce while stirring

  3. 3

    Chop the nuts, except for 4-8 halves for garnishing. Wash and chop the thyme and stir into the sauce with the nuts. Season to taste with salt and pepper

  4. 4

    Drain the pasta and vegetables and let them drain. If necessary, turn them with a fork to about 12 nests and serve with sauce. Garnish with nuts and parsley

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
490 kcal
CARBS
63 g
FATS
17 g
PROTEINS
19 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesChristmas