Lemon Ricotta Pasta – only 4 ingredients! Ready in 6 minutes. Super quick and easy side dish. Can add some chicken or shrimp and make it a complete meal. We love this delicious pasta! #pasta #lemon #ricotta
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Pin This RecipeThis pasta couldn’t be any easier or any tastier! We loved it! It only has 4 ingredients! This is the perfect side dish for grilled chicken, pork, or even steak. It only takes a few minutes to make and tastes great.
This pasta only takes a few minutes to make. Boil the pasta and drain. Toss the cooked pasta with ricotta, lemon juice, and olive oil. That’s it. This is an easy dish to jazz up to your personal preference. This is great with peas, spinach, broccoli, asparagus, or red pepper mixed in. You could even add a little chopped chicken or shrimp 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.
As I said, we serve this pasta with just about everything. Chicken, pork, steaks, salad. Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that goes great with this Lemon Ricotta Pasta:
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Lemon Ricotta Pasta
Ingredients:
- 12- oz thin spaghetti
- ¾ cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
- 1½ 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 ½ 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.
Notes:
Steph
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Making this right now! Can butter be subbed for olive oil in a pinch?
I’ve never tried that, but I sounds like it would be fine.
Simple and tasty dish. Loved it!
I made this last night, and it was WONDERFUL!!!! Easy, delicious, wow! Thank you
It's only 9:00 a.m. and I WANT THIS PASTA.