One Pot Pasta with Ricotta and Lemon - Easy and Delicious

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in calories and offers a similar texture.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option that adds a cheesy flavor.

Cook spaghetti and reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining.

In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, mint, and lemon zest; mix until combined.

Heat a high-sided skillet over medium heat.

Add about half a cup of reserved pasta water to the skillet and mix to thin the ricotta mixture.

Transfer the ricotta mixture into the skillet and heat through without boiling.

Add cooked spaghetti to the skillet and mix with tongs to combine; adjust thickness with more reserved pasta water if desired.

Serve immediately.

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