Easy One Pot Lemon Ricotta Pasta (plus how to make it as a high protein pasta salad!)
Serves 65 mins prep25 mins cook
This pasta is so easy, delicious, and packed with protein using our favorite high protein pasta!
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0 Make pasta, strain and reserve 2 cups of pasta water. 1 While the pasta boils, add ricotta, parmesan, basil, lemon juice, and lemon zest to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. 2 After the pasta is removed, in the same pan, heat oil and add garlic, salt, and pepper and saute until fragrant. 3 Add the ricotta mixture to the same pan and stir constantly to keep from burning. As it heats it will begin to melt down a bit as the cheese melts. 4 Add 1 cup of pasta water to begin to thin out sauce. Taste the sauce and add more salt and pepper as needed. 6 Stir in peas and let cook for 1 minute (still stirring). Then, add pasta back in and gently stir to coat. Note: add more pasta water as needed to thin out sauce (we sometimes add in up to one more cup). 8 Enjoy topped with more parmesan and lemon zest!View original recipe