Lemon Ricotta Pasta
Lemon Ricotta Pasta
Lemon Ricotta Pasta - only 4 ingredients! Ready in 6 minutes. Super quick and easy side dish. Can add some rotisserie chicken and make it a complete meal. We love this delicious pasta!This pasta couldn't be any easier or any tastier! We loved it! It only has 4 ingredients! Pasta, lemon, ricotta and olive oil. This is the perfect side dish for grilled chicken, pork or even steak. It only takes a few minutes to make and tastes great. You could even add a little chopped rotisserie chicken for a complete meal. We've made this several times and love it. We like to use whole grain pasta. It is also good with a little parmesan and pepper sprinkled on top. Give this a try the next time you need a quick and delicious pasta side.
Yield: serves 4
Lemon Ricotta Pasta
prep time: cook time: 10 MINStotal time: 10 mins
Lemon Ricotta Pasta - only 4 ingredients! Ready in 6 minutes. Super quick and easy side dish. Can add some rotisserie chicken and make it a complete meal. We love this delicious pasta!
ingredients:
- 12-oz thin spaghetti
- 3/4 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
- 1-1/2 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 lemons, zested
instructions:
- Bring large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook 6 minutes, until tender but still firm to the bite. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.
- Stir together ricotta, olive oil and the zest of 1 lemon. Add cooked spaghetti to ricotta mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Add reserved cooking water if needed to thin.
- Divide pasta among 4 bowls or plates. Zest remaining lemon on top of pasta. Serve immediately.
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