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Blue Cheesy Alfredo
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 250 ml heavy cream [8.5 fl oz]
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 50 gr Blue cheese (Gogonzola/Roquefort/Stilton) [2 oz]
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 30 gr butter [1 oz]
  • a pinch of ground nutmeg
  • grated parmesan
  • crushed black pepper
  • salt
  • milk (if needed)
  • 1 tsp corn starch (if needed)
  • mushrooms (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter on low heat.
  • Add the garlic and sauté for a minute - until the fragrance turns from spicy to sweet.
  • When it stops bubbling add the flour and stir. Brown the flour a bit.
  • Slowly add the heavy cream while stirring to avoid creating clumps.
  • Add the blue cheese nutmeg, salt, and pepper and let simmer on low heat until the cheese melts, stir occasionally to avoid the sauce getting burned.
  • Check the sauce consistency, if it is too thick to your liking add a bit of milk. if it is too thin add the corn starch - combine the corn starch with room temperature water in a cup and add slowly while stirring to avoid creating clumps.
  • If adding mushrooms, sauté them in butter in a separate pan until they lose their liquid, then add them to the sauce.
  • Serve with grated parmesan on top