Creamy Lemon Pasta
A delicious recipe for Creamy Lemon Pasta.
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
- 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.
- stir in 1/2 cup pasta water until smooth.
- add pasta and stir vigorously until pasta is well coated. continue adding pasta water as needed, until smooth.
- stir in the rocket and serve immediately topped with remaining sauce from pan, extra parmesan, red-pepper flakes, and torn basil.