Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, zucchini ricotta pasta. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Zucchini Ricotta Pasta is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Zucchini Ricotta Pasta is something that I have loved my entire life.
A one-pot pasta that strikes that hard-to-find balance between creamy and light, this meatless meal is satisfying without weighing you down. Fresh ricotta is the base for a silky and comforting cheese sauce, and zucchini brings texture, color and flavor that complement the pasta. Finish the dish with basil and lemon juice at the end of cooking for a bright pop of flavor that makes this dish.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook zucchini ricotta pasta using 7 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Zucchini Ricotta Pasta:
- Get 1 Cup Pasta
- Get 1/2 Zucchini
- Prepare 1/3 Cup Ricotta
- Take 1 Clove Garlic
- Take Olive Oil
- Prepare Salt and Pepper
- Make ready Parmesan Cheese
Add other veggies if you like. Add cooked pasta to zucchini in skillet and turn heat to medium-high. Add a little more pasta water if necessary. Mix the ricotta, parmesan, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
Steps to make Zucchini Ricotta Pasta:
- Start by boiling zucchini and adding a dash of salt.
- Allow to cool and cut into pieces.
- Boil Pasta.
- Add olive oil to a different pan.
- Add garlic.
- Add zucchini and flip over so both sides get a nice color.
- Drain Pasta.
- I found it easiest to add Ricotta to both the Pasta and zucchini in one bowl.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- I added some grilled chicken on top bc I am constantly told that no meal is a meal without some meat and since this dish isn't for me gotta cater to the one eating right! :)
Mix enough of the cooking water into the ricotta mixture to form a sauce before adding the cooked pasta and zucchini and tossing to coat evenly. Mix in the basil and enjoy! While pasta cooks, warm a serving bowl and put ricotta in it, along with about half the basil. This lemon ricotta zucchini pasta comes together very quickly. A sprinkle of Parmesan and basil on top make it extra delicious, while still keeping the dish surprisingly light.
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