Pasta ai Quattro Formaggi

This four cheese pasta is a dream come true. Four cheeses, delicious pasta, it’s everyone’s idea of a delicious dinner. 

I’ve always been a cheese lover, but recently I discovered a new grocery store. A fancy grocery store. A grocery store that has a gigantic selection of cheese.

I’d grown tired of the orange American cheese slices, you know. I needed variety.

So I bought one package of each type of cheese. It seemed like the right thing to do.

And that’s the story of how I spent my entire life savings on cheese.

My husband still hasn’t forgiven me. I’m not concerned though, because I have a fridge full of cheese to keep me warm at night.

This four cheese pasta…to good to have leftovers!

I knew the minute that I saw The Pioneer Woman’s Pasta ai Quattro Formaggi recipe that I was going to put my new fanciful cheeses to good use. I knew that I had to make that four cheese pasta immediately.

So I did. It was good. I ate it all. The end.

I used Fusili pasta because it was pretty and fun (My grocery store also doesn’t carry fancy pastas, but this new one does. Unfortunately the fun pastas cost about 7 times more than the boring kind. Poor husband.), but I think I’ll use angel hair next time. The fusili was just too thick for this dish, in my opinion.

Which is really sad, because have you ever spent $10 on a pound of dried pasta only to find out that actually maybe it’s not your favorite?

There are worse things that could happen, but I can’t think of any right now off the top of my head.

So, anyway, yes, this is basically mac and cheese for fancy grown ups. You totally have to make this four cheese pasta. I think you’re going to FLIP over how delicious it is.

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Recipe

Pasta ai Quattro Formaggi

Four cheese is pasta is simple but oh so delicious and comforting!

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Prep10 minutes minutes

Cook20 minutes minutes

Total30 minutes minutes

Serves 4 servings

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 pound pasta any shape
• ▢ 1/2 cup grated fontina
• ▢ 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• ▢ 1/2 cup grated Romano
• ▢ 1/2 cup goat cheese
• ▢ 2 tablespoons butter softened
• ▢ 1 cup heavy cream
• ▢ 1 clove garlic peeled
• ▢ salt to taste
• ▢ black pepper to taste
• ▢ finely chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

• Boil the pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta, reserving two cups of pasta water.
• Rub the serving bowls with the peeled garlic.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour the cream into the cooked and drained pasta and add the butter, cheeses, and salt and pepper. Stir gently to combine, adding reserved pasta water as needed to get the consistency you like. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve in the garlic rubbed bowls and sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 918kcal (46%)| Carbohydrates: 87g (29%)| Protein: 34g (68%)| Fat: 47g (72%)| Saturated Fat: 29g (181%)| Cholesterol: 152mg (51%)| Sodium: 657mg (29%)| Potassium: 334mg (10%)| Fiber: 3g (13%)| Sugar: 3g (3%)| Vitamin A: 1655IU (33%)| Vitamin C: 0.6mg (1%)| Calcium: 465mg (47%)| Iron: 2.2mg (12%)

Author: Karly Campbell

Course:Main Course

Cuisine:Italian

Keyword:pasta

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recipe from The Pioneer Woman