This delicious One-Pot Lemon Ricotta Pasta is a fast and easy mid-week dinner. The creamy ricotta cheese sauce made with lemon and garlic is ready in the time it takes to cook the pasta so it can be on the table in under 20 minutes!
1cupGrated Parmesan or Vegetarian Alternative - plus more for topping
Sea Salt and Black Pepper
Optional Garnish
¼cupFresh Basil
Instructions
Cook the pasta al dente according to package instructions in a large pot of salted water.
Reserve ½ cup of of pasta water before draining and adding the pasta back to the pot.
Meanwhile in a medium bowl, stir together whole-milk ricotta, the zest and juice of 1 lemon, crushed garlic, olive oil and grated parmesan. Season well with sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper.
Add the cheese mixture to the pasta along with a splash or two of the reserved pasta water.
Stir and lightly toss the pasta in the sauce. Add more pasta water to loosen the mixture and coat the pasta as needed.
Top with basil (if using) and extra parmesan cheese.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be taken as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and the Family Food Kitchen can't guarantee the accuracy of this information.