Best Lemon Pasta With Spinach Recipes
LEMON RICOTTA PASTA & SPINACH
This light and zesty lemon ricotta pasta with spinach makes a delish weeknight meal ready in less than 15 minutes. Simple, fresh ingredients, delicious flavor, and minimal effort.
Provided by Katia
Categories pasta
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Meanwhile, make the ricotta sauce.
- In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, olive oil, parmesan cheese, garlic, lemon zest and juice. Season with 1/4 tsp of salt and a good pinch of pepper.
- Stir until well combined, taste and make sure you're happy with the seasoning.
- In the last minute of the pasta's cooking time, reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water, then and add spinach to the pot. Stir well and push the leaves down to submerge them in water.
- After 1 minute, drain and return pasta and spinach to the same pot.
- Add the ricotta sauce and part of the reserved cooking water. Stir well to evenly coat the pasta in the sauce, add more cooking water as needed, you want a smooth and creamy texture.
- Serve immediately and garnish with grated or shaved Parmesan cheese, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and lemon wedges if desired (for extra freshly squeezed juice, but I leave it optional). Plus, I love adding a good pinch of red pepper flakes, you might give it a go. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 538 kcal, Carbohydrate 64 g, Protein 26 g, Fat 20 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Cholesterol 53 mg, Sodium 314 mg, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 4 g, ServingSize 1 serving
LEMON PASTA WITH SPINACH
Super simple pasta! Sometimes simple is best and it doesn't get a whole lot easier than this Lemon Pasta with Spinach. On the table under half an hour and makes for the perfect spring time dinner or even lunch.
Provided by Julia Pinney
Categories Lunch Main Course
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large deep sided skillet set over medium heat, add the olive oil, garlic, chili and bay leaf. Give a good stir for about a minute until the garlic is fragrant.
- Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.
- In a large pot of boiling water, add spaghetti and cook to instructions on the pack. When cooked, remove and drain. Reserve about 1 cup/240 ml of pasta water.
- Increase heat to high, add the vegetable stock and bring to a simmer. Allow it to reduce about 3 minutes. Pour in the cooking cream and stir well and bring back to a gentle simmer.
- Pour in the lemon juice and then the spaghetti. Give a really good stir around.
- Add in a cup/240 ml of pasta water, the butter, cheese, lemon zest, the fresh spinach, parsley, salt and pepper. and give a really good stir.
- Serve immediately. Can garnish with extra parmesan and parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 648 kcal, Carbohydrate 48 g, Protein 19 g, Fat 43 g, SaturatedFat 23 g, Cholesterol 119 mg, Sodium 985 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 3 g
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