10 Minute Boursin Cheese Pasta

boursin cheese

🥗Healthier: cream cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cream cheese provides a similar creamy texture at a lower cost.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Cheddar is often less expensive and melts well.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Pecorino can be a more affordable option while still offering a cheesy flavor.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: frozen spinach

Frozen spinach is often cheaper and just as nutritious.

Pop your pasta in salted boiling water and cook until al dente.

Fry shallots in 1 tbsp unsalted butter until soft, then push to the outside of the pan and add in the sausage.

Fry sausage until lightly browned, then incorporate everything together.

Scoop out a cup of the starchy pasta water right near the end of cooking the pasta.

Add around 1/3 cup of starchy pasta water into the pan and stir to emulsify with the fats until slightly cloudy.

Stir in Boursin cheese until melted, then add parmesan and a pinch of black pepper.

Use pasta tongs to transfer the pasta straight from the pot into the sauce and toss until the sauce coats the pasta.

If the sauce dries up, add a splash more starchy pasta water.

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