Pasta, Nuts, And Cheese

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• angel hair pasta or linguine, cooked according to package directions
• 1/4 cup toasted walnuts
• 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
• 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
• 1 tablespoon butter (i use smart balance(it's actually healthy!) or 1 tablespoon margarine (i use smart balance(it's actually healthy!)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup crumbled gorgonzola
• 1 tablespoon dried basil or 1 tablespoon tarragon
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 -2 pinch dried red chili pepper flakes (depending on your chili tolerance)
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 be careful toasting the nuts; take them off the fire before they turn brown, as they will continue to cook in the hot skillet for a minute or two.
• 2 in your favorite skillet (preferably black iron) melt butter and add olive oil.
• 3 saute the nuts until just a few of them turn brown.
• 4 take it off the heat, the nuts will continue to cook for a while.
• 5 stir and shake frequently.
• 6 dump the nuts into the pasta, add the cheese, and toss to coat.
• 7 enjoy!