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Creamy mascarpone cheese and juicy pear pasta are a perfect combination with tender pasta. And this pasta dish works just perfectly with oven-roasted salmon.

Mascarpone and Pear Pasta - paired here with salmon

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This dish is incredibly delicious. It’s one of the most highly requested dishes in our family.

Ingredient Notes

SPAGHETTI – Use your favorite traditional pasta or opt for a gluten-free variety.
CANNED PEARS
CHEESE – Mascarpone, Parmesan Cheese
OLIVE OIL
VEGETABLES & HERBS – Onion, Garlic, Smoked Sweet Paprika

How To Make Mascarpone Cheese and Pear Pasta

Cook pasta according to the package instructions.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and add tablespoons over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the onions and garlic and sauté over medium-low heat until the onions are translucent, about 5-7 minutes.
Season with smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Let it simmer for another 30 seconds.
Add reserved pear juice, diced pear, mascarpone cheese, and parmesan cheese. Allow the sauce to simmer on medium-low heat for 5 minutes.
Add the cooked spaghetti pasta to the sauce. Toss well. Serve with some additional grated parmesan cheese.

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Mascarpone and Pear Pasta

Author: Maike Corbett

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 25

Servings

This pasta is a real treat. Creamy mascarpone and sweet pear complement each other beautifully. This recipe is bursting with flavors and texture.

Ingredients

▢ 16 ounces spaghetti pasta brown rice is a good gluten free option
▢ 1 medium sweet onion chopped
▢ 3 cloves fresh garlic minced, I remove the stem. It's a bit more work, but my garlic never turns bitter.
▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
▢ ½ cup mascarpone cheese
▢ ⅓ cup parmesan cheese grated
▢ 16 ounces canned pear halves reserve ¼ cup juice for the sauce, coarsly chop pears
▢ ½ teaspoon sweet smoked paprika

Instructions

Cook pasta according to the package instructions
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and add tablespoons over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add onions and garlic and sauté over medium-low heat until the onions are translucent. About 5-7 minutes.
Season with smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Let it simmer for another 30 seconds.
Add reserved pear juice, diced pear, mascarpone cheese, and parmesan cheese allow the sauce to simmer on medium-low heat for 5 minutes.
Add the cooked spaghetti pasta to the sauce. Toss well. Serve with some additional grated parmesan cheese

Nutritional Information

Calories: 481

Carbs: 76g

Fat: 16g

Protein: 10g

Nutritional Disclaimer

Cheerful Cook team members are not trained nutritionists or medical professionals. Calorie information and nutritional values are estimates. If you have nutritional concerns, we recommend using a nutritional calculator.

Maike Corbett

Maike Corbett grew up in German kitchens learning to cook and bake alongside her Omas before spending over a decade running full-service restaurants in the US. She founded Cheerful Cook in 2017 to share practical, tested comfort food recipes that actually work on busy weeknights, drawing on both her American restaurant experience and her German home-cooking roots. Her work has been featured on MSN, Yahoo, the Associated Press, and other major media outlets.