Pasta ricotta e limone

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: mascarpone

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories, while mascarpone provides a similar creamy texture.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor, while grana padano is a more affordable cheese option.

Boil water and cook the fusilli according to package instructions until al dente.

In a bowl, combine the ricotta, lemon zest, grated Parmigiano Reggiano, salt, and pepper to taste.

Drain the pasta and reserve some pasta water.

Add the cooked fusilli to the ricotta mixture and mix well, adding reserved pasta water if necessary to achieve desired creaminess.

Serve topped with crushed pistachios.

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