Easy Lemon Ricotta Pasta & Spinach

Servings: 2 Total Time: 30 mins Difficulty: Beginner
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Simple, fresh ingredients, delicious flavour, and ready in 30 minutes!

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Easy Lemon Ricotta Pasta & Spinach

Author: Lorraine Cauchi Cooking Method: Cuisine: Courses: Recipe Keys: Meat & Poulty Quick Meals
Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 30 mins Total Time 30 mins
Servings: 2
Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Method

  1. Cook pasta al dente.

  2. Meanwhile make the ricotta sauce.

  3. In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, olive oil, parmesan cheese, garlic, lemon pepper, Italian seasoning, lemon zest and juice.

  4. Season with salt and pepper.

  5. In the last minute of pasta cooking time, reserve 1/2 cup water, then add the spinach to the pot.

  6. As soon as it wilts, drain pasta and return to the same pan.

  7. Add the ricotta sauce and a little of the reserved cooking water. Stir well to evenly coat the pasta in the sauce, add more cooking water if needed.

  8. Serve immediately and garnish with extra parmesan cheese, lemon zest, pinch of chilli flakes and a drizzle of olive oil.

  9. Enjoy!