Ingredients
- 12 oz orecchiette pasta
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 2 lemons, zested and juiced
- ½ cup parmesan
- 2 cloves garlic
- Red pepper flakes
- Fresh basil
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Serves four
Quantities above make four portions. Calorie count is per serving.
Method
- Cook pasta al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water before draining.
- Gently warm garlic in olive oil over low heat, 2 minutes. Don't let it brown.
- Whisk ricotta with lemon zest, lemon juice, and parmesan until smooth.
- Toss hot pasta with the ricotta mixture, adding pasta water to create a silky sauce.
- Serve with basil, a drizzle of olive oil, pepper flakes, and extra zest.
Timing
Allow roughly 4 minutes of preparation and 14 minutes of cooking. Read the method through once before you start so nothing waits on a pan you could have had going already.