Creamy Lemon Pasta

Main Pasta

Servings: 4

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Ingredients

  • 250g pasta, like rigatoni or penne
  • 250ml whole-milk ricotta or dairy-free ricotta
  • 100g freshly grated parmesan, plus more for serving
  • Zest from 1 lemon
  • Juice from 1 lemon
  • 120g of spinach (or rocket) (kids didn't like the spinach, so maybe do peas would also work)
  • Chili flakes
  • Torn basil leaves for serving

Instructions

  1. cook pasta according to package directions until al dente, reserving 1 cup of cooking water; drain pasta. 2) make the sauce in the same pot: add ricotta! parmesan, lemon zest and juice, salt and pepper to taste and stir well.
  2. stir in 1/2 cup pasta water until smooth.
  3. add pasta and stir vigorously until pasta is well coated. continue adding pasta water as needed, until smooth.
  4. stir in the rocket and serve immediately topped with remaining sauce from pan, extra parmesan, red-pepper flakes, and torn basil.