Blue Cheese and Chilli Pasta With Wilted Spinach

Submitted by ltdsaloon16r

"Adapted from a magazine"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 500 g pasta, shapes
• 3 cups chopped cleaned spinach
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1 red chili, deseeded, finely chopped
• 1 cup chopped blue cheese
• 10 white button mushrooms, quartered (optional)
• 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts

directions

1. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until just tender.
2. Add the spinach for the last 2 minutes of cooking time.
3. Drain and tip back into the pot.
4. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the onion and chilli and mushrooms if using, fry, stirring for 6-8 minutes until softened.
5. Add the onion mixture and the chopped cheese to the pasta pot.
6. Mix together, then heat gently for 1-2 minutes until the cheese has melted.
7. Scatter over the pine nuts and serve immediately.