One-Pot Pasta with Ricotta and Lemon is an easy peasy recipe with fewer steps and a short list of ingredients. Just a few good ingredients and you are good to go. The addition of ricotta and lemon is a blessing for your pasta and the dish is a top prior choice because everything is served in a single pot.
You can use twisted pasta for this recipe so that the sauce will stick to it. The recipe is a favorite even for the people who are too choosy about their food. The pot pasta gets ready in less than half an hour and that is the best part about this recipe.
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2-1 cup reserved pasta water
- 1/2 tablespoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- 2 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 lb Gemelli or other short pasta
- 1/2 tablespoon red pepper flakes
- 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoon grated garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon salt
Method to make a Pot of Pasta with Ricotta and Lemon
- In the boiling salted water, boil your pasta. You can taste it to know whether the pasta is enough cooked or not.
- Drain the water and put the cooked pasta aside.
- In the drained pasta, spread the ricotta cheese and then add the lemon zest into it.
- Pour the lemon juice into it and then add the grated Parmesan cheese. Make addition of grated garlic and then sprinkle the red pepper flakes in it.
- Sprinkle some salt and pepper. Use a spoon to mix everything thoroughly in the pasta.
- Now, this seasoned and spiced pasta is transferred back to the cooking pot. Add the sauce to this pot and pour in the pasta water which you have reserved before.
- You can adjust the quantity of pasta according to your required consistency and then serve the cooked pasta after sprinkling some more cheese at the top.
FAQs?
How to reheat the lemon pasta?
You can reheat the pasta leftovers either on the stovetop or in the microwave. While reheating, add a few tablespoons of water to the pasta to prevent it from drying out and retain the flavor.
Why do we add Ricotta to the sauce?
Ricotta is the perfect cheese to add to your lemon pasta as it adds an extra delicious cheesy flavor to the sauce as well as thickens the sauce.
One Pot Pasta with Ricotta and Lemon
Ingredients
- 1/2-1 cup reserved pasta water
- 1/2 tablespoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- 2 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 lb Gemelli or other short pasta
- 1/2 tablespoon red pepper flakes
- 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoon grated garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon salt
Instructions
- In the boiling salted water, boil your pasta. You can taste it to know whether the pasta is enough cooked or not.
- Drain the water and put the cooked pasta aside.
- In the drained pasta, spread the ricotta cheese and then add the lemon zest into it.
- Pour the lemon juice into it and then add the grated Parmesan cheese. Make addition of grated garlic and then sprinkle the red pepper flakes in it.
- Sprinkle some salt and pepper. Use a spoon to mix everything thoroughly in the pasta.
- Now, this seasoned and spiced pasta is transferred back to the cooking pot. Add the sauce to this pot and pour in the pasta water which you have reserved before.
- You can adjust the quantity of pasta according to your required consistency and then serve the cooked pasta after sprinkling some more cheese at the top.
