Ricotta Cheese Pasta
🇮🇹 Italy
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound dry pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 8 oz baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup pasta cooking water
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- Parmesan cheese, for garnish
Steps
- Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water until al dente, according to package directions, reserving 1 cup of pasta water.
- In a mini food processor, combine 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water and ricotta cheese; process until smooth.
- In a large skillet, sauté garlic in olive oil over medium heat for 30 seconds.
- Add spinach and cook until wilted.
- Pour the ricotta mixture into the skillet and season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in lemon juice and half of the lemon zest.
- Taste and adjust seasoning, then add the cooked pasta and toss to combine.
- Serve in bowls, garnished with remaining lemon zest and Parmesan cheese.
Source: amiraspantry.com