Pasta Alla Gorgonzola

5 from 9 votes

Pasta Alla Gorgonzola is a creamy pasta recipe. Super quick, it takes 15 mins to make! Penne gorgonzola is perfect any night of the week!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: pasta alla gorgonzola, penne alla gorgonzola

Servings:

Calories: 979kcal

Cook penne pasta: place a medium sized saucepan on the stove, add water and salt and turn to high heat. Cook penne according to the packet instruction indicated time.
Reserve pasta water: scoop out 1 to 2 cups of pasta water, set aside. We only need ½ cup, however, it can be handy to store some leftover in the fridge.
Gorgonzola pasta sauce: add the butter to a large sauté pan and turn to high heat. As the butter melts, add the garlic as well as the salt and pepper then stir to combine. Pour in the white wine vinegar and give it a stir. Then add the cream and stir to combine. Allow the cream to come to the boil then turn the heat to low. Add the gorgonzola cheese and allow this to slowly melt into the cream, stir occasionally throughout this time.
Artichokes: when the gorgonzola is melted and the sauce is consistently combined add the chopped artichoke pieces. Stir these and allow to heat for 1 to 2 minutes.
Penne: add the cooked drained penne to the creamy gorgonzola sauce. Pour in ¼ cup of the reserved pasta water, stir, then add in another ¼ cup. Stir till the pasta water is consistently combined in the sauce.
Sliced olives and capers: next add the sliced kalamata olives, stir then add the capers and stir again. Allow the dish to fully heat through.
Garnish: liberally garnish the dish with cracked black pepper, freshly grated parmesan cheese or pecorino romano and basil leaves. Provide forks and spoons for serving and enjoy!

Note 1 - Reserved pasta water: I scoop out 1 to 2 cups, but we actually only use 2 x ¼ cups (½ cup for the recipe). It can be handy to have some of this spare to juice up any leftovers.
Note 2 - White Wine Vinegar: you can use the equivalent of white wine or vegetable stock as an alternative.
Note 3 - Artichokes: This is the equivalent amount of 2 x jars of 230 grams marinated artichoke hearts. American friends, you can use the 13.75 oz tin which is roughly the same overall volume.
Note - 4 Kalamata olives: this is the equivalent of a 350 gram jar (12 oz). Drained, not rinsed. The olives will be sold pitted, but you will need to slice them for the recipe. Or purchase sliced kalamata olives, however, they are more expensive and it doesn't take long to slice your own!
Note - 5 Capers: this is the equivalent of a 110 gram jar of capers (American friends 3.5oz). Drained, not rinsed. The 'baby' capers are my preference over the larger pea size capers.
Serving size: enough for 4 x servings or can stretch further if serving as a side/in addition to other meals.