Spinach Pasta Gratin with Blue Cheese Sauce by Ladycoquillette

For 4 people,Ìýpreparation 30 min, cooking 25 minÌý:Ìý
300 g of rigatoni or penne pasta
200 g of gorgonzola (Italian blue cheese)
300 g of whole heavy cream
300 g of washed spinach leaves or shoots, hulled and roughly chopped
180 g of leftover roast chicken cut into small pieces
1 nice handful of grated Parmesan or Emmental
1 knob of butter and 1 clove of garlic for the mold
freshly ground white pepper.
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- Preheat your oven to 390 ° F.
- In a saucepan, melt the cheese cut into small pieces and the crème fraîche.ÌýBring to a boil while stirring.ÌýLet this sauce thicken for a few minutes over low-medium heat, stirring often.ÌýPepper (do not add salt, the gorgonzola is already very salty).ÌýReserve this cheese cream off the heat.
- While the sauce cooks, cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water, 3-4 min less than the time indicated on the package (the pasta will finish cooking in the oven).ÌýDrain and set aside.
- In a very hot pan with a little olive oil, brown / "fall" the spinach leaves for a few moments - the spinach is cooked very quickly, to soften it a little.ÌýDrain the cooked leaves over a bowl to collect the juice.
- Mix the pasta with the spinach juice.ÌýAdd the cream to the gorgonzola, the roast chicken cut into small pieces and the spinach leaves.ÌýMix well.
- Pour this mixture into a lightly buttered and scraped gratin dish with a clove of garlic.
- Sprinkle with grated cheese, then bake for about 15 minutes to brown everything and finish cooking the pasta.ÌýEnjoy hot.