Creamy Lemon Ricotta Pasta!
Whip up this creamy lemon ricotta pasta in one pot for a quick, delicious meal that everyone will love. It’s our current fave!
Ingredients
Scale
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- 12 oz fettuccine or other pasta
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- 1 ½ cups ricotta cheese
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- ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
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- 3 tbsp lemon juice
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- 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
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- 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper
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- ½-1 cup reserved pasta water
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- 2 cloves minced garlic (or roasted garlic)
Instructions
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- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta al dente, then strain, reserving 1 cup of pasta water.
- In a large bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan, lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper.
- If using roasted garlic, mix it in. For minced garlic, heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Cook garlic for 1 minute, then add to the ricotta mixture.
- Add ½ cup reserved pasta water to the empty pot. Stir in the ricotta mixture until creamy.
- Add the cooked pasta, mixing until evenly coated, adding more pasta water as needed for desired creaminess. Enjoy!