Saturday, January 9, 2010

Cheesy Pasta for Cheap!

As I mentioned two posts ago I was going to try making Jamie Oliver's Camambert Pasta this week. I tried it last night and I was pleasantly surprised. This is a recipe that could be easily adaptable as well.

The recipe says to take a round (from 4-8oz) of Camambert and bake it with garlic, rosemary, pepper and olive oil (only 1 tsp of oil), for about 25 minutes. When its baked pour onto cooked pasta, preferably rigatoni noodles.

As a budgeter I did not buy real camambert, it was over $10! Instead I got Le Petit St Paulin, which is a french soft cheese made in Quebec. This cheese wasn't as strong as Camambert but it was still good. The only thing that I didn't like about this cheese choice is that it does not melt the same way as a softer cheese like Brie or Camambert. This cheese melted more like mozzarella which made it more awkward when mixing with the cheese... BUT, it was delicious!

This is definitely something to try, and definitely something to cook for a party! Any soft round cheese would work well for this recipe, and the good thing with that is if you don't like stronger cheese you could choose something like a brie and mix in more herbs!

This is a must try!

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