Best Ricotta Sauce For Short Pasta Recipes
CREAMY RICOTTA PASTA SAUCE
A simple marriage of ricotta cheese, egg, and a secret ingredient make for a sauce that's even creamier than those that use heavy cream, which can be a bit too rich and filling. I mean, come on, I'm trying to save room for the tiramisu. Ricotta gives this sauce a cheesy tanginess that we don't get with heavy cream. I love to top this pasta with lots of ricotta salata, a great summer cheese.
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Cook orecchiette according to package directions, reducing time by 1 minute, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine ricotta cheese, egg, salt, pepper, lemon zest, and cayenne pepper in a bowl. Mix until a paste forms. Add 1/3 cup hot pasta water and whisk well. Repeat with another 1/3 cup pasta water.
- Transfer pasta to a saucepan using a strainer, letting most, but not all, the water drain off. Reserve cooking water. Add the sauce mixture and turn heat to medium. Cook and stir until sauce thickens enough to coat the pasta evenly, about 2 minutes. Add more pasta water if sauce gets too thick. Stir in pesto. Taste and season as desired. Transfer pasta to a warm bowl.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 296.6 calories, Carbohydrate 42.4 g, Cholesterol 51.5 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 11.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 616.7 mg, Sugar 1.1 g
RICOTTA SAUCE FOR SHORT PASTA
Provided by Amanda Hesser
Categories weekday, condiments, sauces and gravies
Time 10m
Yield Makes about 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a bowl, stir together the ricotta, mascarpone and milk. Season generously with salt and pepper. Stir in the egg yolk, walnuts and chives. This sauce may be spread on canapés or tossed with short pasta like penne ( pound) and a little of the pasta cooking water.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 226, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 225 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram
DELICIOUS AND SIMPLE RICOTTA AND TOMATO PASTA SAUCE
I just love this recipe! Mum used to make this for us when we were kids. It's apparently a traditional Roman dish, great for vegetarians and very easy and quick to whip up, an awesome dish with a real 'rustic' feel to it! The kids will love it! It is to be served on top of steaming, hot pasta...wholemeal pasta works quite well with this recipe too! Enjoy!
Provided by LovelyRitaMeterMaid
Categories Sauces
Time 15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Firstly, put on a large pot of salted water and bring to the boil, add pasta to water and cook until'al dente' approximately 8- 10 minutes.
- While pasta is on the go, finely dice your onion and crush your garlic.
- In a saucepan, put in the olive oil, when the oil is warm, add your garlic and onion and gently saute these until they are transparent.
- Add the ricotta to the pan, and stir through the onions and garlic well.
- At this stage, add your salt and pepper, parmesan, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste.
- Mix well and let simmer gently for 10 minutes.
- Drain pasta.
- Turn the ricotta sauce off from the heat, add your fresh basil leaves, roughly torn, into the sauce.
- Dish up some pasta into a bowl, put some of the ricotta sauce on top of the pasta, and finish off with some extra shavings of parmesan if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 762.9, Fat 22.2, SaturatedFat 11.5, Cholesterol 64.9, Sodium 979.2, Carbohydrate 107.8, Fiber 6, Sugar 8, Protein 32.5
ONE-POT PASTA WITH RICOTTA AND LEMON
This elegant, bright pasta dish comes together in about the same amount of time it takes to boil noodles and heat up a jar of store-bought marinara. The no-cook sauce is a 50-50 mix of ricotta and Parmesan, with the zest and juice of one lemon thrown in. That's it. To make it more filling, add peas, asparagus or spinach in the last few minutes of the pasta boiling, or stir in fresh arugula or watercress with the sauce in Step 3. It's a weeknight and for-company keeper any way you stir it.
Provided by Ali Slagle
Categories dinner, easy, lunch, weekday, pastas, main course
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
- In the same pot, make the sauce: Add the ricotta, Parmesan, lemon zest and juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and stir until well combined.
- Add 1/2 cup pasta water to the sauce and stir until smooth. Add the pasta and continue to stir vigorously until the noodles are well coated. Add more pasta water as needed for a smooth sauce.
- Divide the pasta among bowls and top with some of the sauce that's pooled at the bottom of the pot. Garnish with grated Parmesan, black pepper, red-pepper flakes and basil, if using.
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