Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2011

My brother made this for me and my dad maybe... 5 years ago. It was DIVINE! I didn't have any tomato paste so I used sun dried tomatoes. Only thing different was the consistency. Otherwise, P.E.R.F.E.C.T!!! I LOVE gorgonzola!! I omitted the prosciutto only because I was using shrimp (yummies) and next time I'll use baby squid. God I could just kiss you this recipe is so AMAZING! Thanks!!!

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KokinaGoddess

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Tacoma, Washington, USA

Living In: Puyallup, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2010

We enjoyed this very much. I followed the directions exactly and didn't change anything. I would say do not salt the water because it is a salty dish as is. Definitely will make this again!

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times2

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Living In: Oviedo, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

SOOOO GOOD! It was a great change up in my menu. I used half and half instead of milk and used sundried tomatoes instead of tomato paste. The sauce was a bit too thin for me so I added about a half cup of ricotta cheese. I think that the amount of gorgonzola can be reduced some, especially for those who have never eaten it before. the ricotta also helped cut some of the gorgonzola's sharpness. This was just such a great dish. I also used spinach fettuccine.

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hotrod_baby68

Cooking Level: Professional

Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009

Very good, Clyde! I didn't have the black ink squid pasta, but it doesn't impress me. I just used spaghetti- which would have altered the taste IMO. I made this exactly as written with the exception of only having 8oz of Gorgonzola- I can not imagine it with 16oz- I think that would be all you taste. It is good and rich and even my 14 yo liked it, but she LOVES blue cheese:) I will make this again on a limited basis just because it is rich.

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SWEETJAM

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Tempe, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2009

Thought this was a great recipe and a nice change to my normal pasta routine. Since I live in France, most of these ingredients were very easy to find, so I did not have some of the same problems as other users. My only negative remark was the prosciutto. Next time I will add it towards the end as I felt like it was over cooked.

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ashleyenfrance

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

I halved the recipe as I was only cooking for my mother and myself, and there was still plenty of sauce left. I also omitted the prosciutto and substituted mushrooms. And in all, this turned out to be very good, if very much on the salty side. I had to put in a lot of pepper to counter the saltiness. if I made this again I'd definitely use low sodium stock. The sauce was very thick, which I really enjoyed! And the black pasta made it look very pretty. Even though my mom wouldn't eat the black pasta (I made separate plain spaghetti for her), she actually really liked the sauce, which surprised me. I'll definitely try some suggestions in the reviews...sun dried tomatoes and pine nuts sound wonderful with this!

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artisanrox

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2009

Pretty good, I would have loved to try it with pine nuts! I added more prosciutto than the recipe called for and that just made it all the better.

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Hannah

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Watertown, Connecticut, USA

Living In: Burlington, Vermont, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2008

I put so much effort into this dish and I wasn't really thrilled about it. I went to what seemed like a zillion stores to find squid ink pasta so I went with spinach fettucine noodles. The sauce was expensive between the gorgonzola and prosciutto and wine. Anyway, after it was all said and done, I served it to my husband who was just as excited as I was to try it. I think the gorgonzola was too overwhelming. Sorry.

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HEDDALETTUCE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sellersville, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2008

VERY good pasta. I had rave reviews when I made it. Some of the ingredients CAN be hard to find. However- if anyone lives near a SuperTarget I found both the squid ink pasta and the fresh basil there.

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Kat

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2007

This was really tasty and very easy to make. I only changed three things. 1) I didn't have shallots so I used onion chopped very fine instead. 2) I used a sodium free chicken bouillion packet in a cup of water in replace of the chicken stock. 3)I only had a 5 oz package of gorgonzola cheese. But it was enough even though the recipe called for 8 ozs.

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