One-Pot Pasta With Ricotta and Lemon

By Leslie Blythe  , , ,   

May 24, 2022

This One-Pot Pasta with Ricotta and Lemon from The New York Times is a mixture of ricotta and Parmesan, with the zest and juice of one lemon. It's light and refreshing and goes perfectly while watching Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy on CNN. I find it absolutely impossible to watch it without eating some Italian food...

  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Ingredients

Kosher salt

1 pound short, ribbed pasta, like gemelli or penne

1 cup whole-milk ricotta (8 ounces)

1 cup freshly grated Parmesan or pecorino (2 ounces), plus more for serving

1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest plus ¼ cup lemon juice (from 1 to 2 lemons)

Black pepper

Red-pepper flakes, for serving

¼ cup thinly sliced or torn basil leaves, for serving (optional)

Directions

1Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.

2In the same pot, make the sauce: Add the ricotta, Parmesan, lemon zest and juice, ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper and stir until well combined.

3Add ½ cup pasta water to the sauce and stir until smooth. Add the pasta and continue to stir vigorously until the noodles are well coated. Add more pasta water as needed for a smooth sauce.

4Divide the pasta among bowls and top with some of the sauce that’s pooled at the bottom of the pot. Garnish with grated Parmesan, black pepper, red-pepper flakes and basil, if using.

Recipe from The New York Times, by Ali Slagle.

00:00

0 Reviews

All fields are required to submit a review.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.