Blue Cheese And Chilli Pasta With Wilted Spinach - cooking recipe

Ingredients

500 g pasta, shapes
3 cups chopped cleaned spinach
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 red onion, sliced
1 red chili, deseeded, finely chopped
1 cup chopped blue cheese
10 white button mushrooms, quartered (optional)
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts

Preparation

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until just tender.
Add the spinach for the last 2 minutes of cooking time.
Drain and tip back into the pot.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the onion and chilli and mushrooms if using, fry, stirring for 6-8 minutes until softened.
Add the onion mixture and the chopped cheese to the pasta pot.
Mix together, then heat gently for 1-2 minutes until the cheese has melted.
Scatter over the pine nuts and serve immediately.