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Lemon Ricotta Pasta

Make Lemon Ricotta Pasta in under 10 minutes for a quick & easy meal. Loaded with lemon & garlic flavors this cheesy pasta is a great main course or side dish for your favorite protein.
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine North American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 as a main
Calories 577kcal
Author Emmeline Kemperyd

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ½ lb fresh pasta or dried, but it takes longer to cook
  • ½ cup ricotta cheese
  • ⅓ cup shredded Pecorino cheese + more to serve; or parmesan cheese or a vegetarian substitute
  • 1 small clove garlic minced or pressed
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ lemon zest only; use organic or clean thoroughly before zesting
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or neutral cooking oil
  • ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper + more to serve
  • ⅓ cup pasta cooking water
  • salt if needed
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Cook the pasta according to package instruction. While it's cooking, make the sauce.
    ½ lb fresh pasta
  • Place ricotta, Pecorino, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil and black pepper in a bowl and mix well.
    ½ cup ricotta cheese, ⅓ cup shredded Pecorino cheese, 1 small clove garlic, 2 tablespoon lemon juice, ½ lemon, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • When the pasta is done, drain it and reserve some of the cooking water. Then place the pasta back in the pot
  • Add the sauce to the pasta together with the pasta cooking water. Mix well until the pasta is coated with sauce, adding more pasta cooking water if needed.
    ⅓ cup pasta cooking water
  • Taste test, and season with salt if needed. Served topped with extra pecorino cheese and fresh ground black pepper!
    salt

Notes

 
This dish does not store well - I recommend not making more than you will finish. It's easy to make for just 1 person as well - just change the number of servings in the recipe card below.
If you still want to store leftovers you can store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days

Nutrition

Calories: 577kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 284mg | Potassium: 344mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 404IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 335mg | Iron: 4mg