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    Four Cheese Pasta

    Published: Jan 11, 2015 · Modified: Dec 2, 2021 by Jessica Montanelli · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Total time to make this recipe: 25 minutes
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    Four Cheese Pasta

    A creamy sauce with 4 different Italian kinds of cheese, in which the special guest star is always Gorgonzola. This is the Italian version of mac&cheese and it's so delicious! A staple comfort food for any day of the year.

    Four Cheese Pasta

    Growing up, the four cheese pasta was one of my favorite dishese; it was a sort of comfort food for me. It's a sort of Italian style mac&cheese. And if you love mac&cheese you know what I mean.

    My grandma used to do it with whichever cheese she had in the fridge, but Gorgonzola was never missing of course.
    Since the cheeses and the proportion always changed, the sauce always had a slightly different taste, but was always super creamy an delicious with a hint of Gorgonzola, and this was enough for me.

    Gorgonzola is what brings all the different flavors together. It's what gives the sauce the Italian kick which differentiates it from any other sauce. But of course, if you despite Gorgonzola or any other Blue cheese, feel free to avoid it and replace it which anything else you like.

    Four Cheese Pasta

    Pasta or Gnocchi

    I remember me and my father going to a local restaurant for his birthday. Every year the same restaurant and every year we ordered the same meal: He would order spaghetti Carbonara and I would order 4 cheese gnocchi.

    Those four-cheese gnocchi were the best dish I ever tasted in a restaurant. It was so tasty and delicate at the same time. I dreamt about it all year long.
    I must say that the creamy sauce coats gnocchi much better than pasta. Their soft texture go perfectly with the sauce.
    So I can recommend you to try this sauce as well with homemade potato gnocchi (you can use the potato gnocchi base recipe from my Potato Gnocchi or Potato Gnocchi stuffed with Gorgonzola).

    As I mentioned above, you can try the 4 cheese sauce with various cheeses combinations, but the Gorgonzola must always be there!

    Four Cheese Pasta

    The Recipe

    Four Cheese Pasta

    Four Cheese Pasta

    A creamy flavorful sauce made with 4 different cheeses. It's the Italian version of mac&cheese and can be made with any cheese you have available or like.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 2 people
    Author: Jessica Montanelli

    Ingredients

    • 6.5 oz Short Pasta
    • 1 cup Milk or Cream
    • 1 teaspoon Butter
    • 2 teaspoon Flour
    • 2 tablespoon Gorgonzola
    • 2 tablespoon Gruyere, grated
    • 2 tablespoon Parmigiano, grated
    • 1 tablespoon Soft Cheese, such as Brie, Stracchino, Taleggio, cream cheese, etc
    • Salt
    • Black Pepper

    Instructions

    • Bring to boil a pot of salted water and toss the pasta in. Follow the pasta cooking directions.
    • In the meanwhile in a saucepan melt the butter and mix in the flour to make a roux. Cook for a minute or two, then add the room temperature milk or cream. Mix with a wooden spoon until the roux is completely melted.
    • Turn down the heat and add all the grated cheeses. Let the cheeses melt and stir once in a while to make sure they don't stick to the pan.
    • Add black pepper (salt may not be necessary, but taste just to make sure) and if the sauce is too thick, add some more milk.
    • Stir thoroughly until you have a smooth cream, drain the pasta al dente and add it to the sauce.
    • Serve immediately.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 571 kcal | Carbohydrates: 75 g | Protein: 25 g | Fat: 18 g | Saturated Fat: 10 g | Cholesterol: 50 mg | Sodium: 406 mg | Potassium: 402 mg | Calcium: 447 mg

    Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Italian
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    Four Cheese Pasta

    It is really quick and easy and if you love cheese you'll definitely love this!

    Did you try different combination of cheese? Let me know in a comment!

    If you like this recipe, you can leave a comment and a star rating to support me. ★★★★★
    Thank you so much!

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    1. Jody

      February 27, 2017 at 10:13 am

      Great stuff from you. Ive read your stuff before and youre just too brilliant. I love what youve got here, love what youre saying and the way you say it. You make it ennentairitg and you still manage to keep it smart. I cant wait to scan more from you. This is really a great site.

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      • Jessica - Cooking my Dreams

        March 01, 2017 at 4:46 pm

        Hi Jody, Thank you so much for your kind comment!
        Let me know if you try out one of my recipes 🙂 Have a great day!

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