Dinner Recipe: EASY Creamy Spring Pasta by Everyday Gourmet with Blakely

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Boil water and add salt for cooking pasta.

Add Farfalle pasta to boiling water and cook until done.

In a large skillet, melt 1-2 tablespoons of butter with grapeseed oil.

Chop and add 2 small shallots to the skillet; sauté until translucent.

Chop asparagus into thick diagonal pieces and add to the skillet; cook until tender.

Chop 3 cloves of garlic and add to the skillet; sauté until fragrant.

Chop baby bella mushrooms and add to the skillet; cook until browned.

Add a pinch of salt to the skillet and stir.

Add lemon zest to the skillet for flavor.

Add 1 cup of frozen peas to the skillet; stir and cook until heated through.

Add cooked pasta to the skillet along with some reserved pasta water; stir to combine.

Add ricotta cheese to the skillet and mix until creamy.

Add a generous amount of grated parmesan cheese to the skillet; stir to combine.

Top with additional lemon zest and fresh basil before serving.

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