Gorgonzola Marinara

Submitted by Amy V.

"A mixture of Gorgonzola (or blue) cheese and marinara--gives a very rich and sharp taste to the basic marinara. Many, many thanks for the recipe from Jen K.!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup diced onion
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh garlic
• 1 cup canned diced tomato
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 3 1⁄2 cups tomato sauce
• 4 ounces butter
• 4 ounces gorgonzola

directions

1. Sauté the onions in oil until soft.
2. Add garlic, tomatoes and basil and cook until tomatoes are cooked and it is all blended together 10-20 minutes.
3. Add tomato sauce and heat to a boil.
4. Mix butter and cheese together and stir in until melted and blended.

Reviews

[LoriLions]

If you love the taste of gorgonzola cheese and prefer a tomato base versus a cream base sauce, you will love this recipe. I had one 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes and used three 8 oz cans of tomato sauce. I used margarine and I think butter would result in a creamier taste. I also used 5 oz of gorgonzola instead of 4 oz and the aged cheese left a really strong after taste. I love the recipe concept but you really need to adjust it to your own palate.

 

[Kotiaumliti from Fi]

Hei, we don´t have canned tomato soup so I used tomato juice. It worked fine. I also used cream cheese instead of butter. The sauce was wonderfull. Thank you

 

[karengrzena]

This was very good. However, if you want a stronger Gorgonzola flavor, like I did, use more cheese or less tomato sauce. Also, I think the amount of butter was about twice what was necessary to get the cheese mixture creamy.