Zucchini Ricotta Pasta. Notes on Pasta with Zucchini and Ricotta. Needless to say, this is not a complicated dish, but you do need to be a bit careful with the zucchini. Fresh ricotta is the base for a silky and comforting cheese sauce, and zucchini brings texture, color and flavor that complement the pasta.
In this recipe, I use the zucchini Trombetta I bought in the Ventimiglia market.
They have no seeds and have a crunchy and nutty flavour.
For this pasta I combine the ricotta with zucchini, specifically zucchini Trombetta which I am growing in my garden.
You can have Zucchini Ricotta Pasta using 7 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Zucchini Ricotta Pasta
- Prepare 1 Cup of Pasta.
- You need 1/2 of Zucchini.
- You need 1/3 Cup of Ricotta.
- Prepare 1 Clove of Garlic.
- Prepare of Olive Oil.
- Prepare of Salt and Pepper.
- You need of Parmesan Cheese.
Zucchini Trombetta are long and curved zucchini shaped like a trumpet and they are. While pasta cooks, warm a serving bowl and put ricotta in it, along with about half the basil. Toss with pasta, zucchini, remaining basil and Parmesan, if you are using it, then taste and adjust. Ricotta makes this pasta rich and delicious.
Zucchini Ricotta Pasta step by step
- Start by boiling zucchini and adding a dash of salt..
- Allow to cool and cut into pieces..
- Boil Pasta..
- Add olive oil to a different pan..
- Add garlic..
- Add zucchini and flip over so both sides get a nice color..
- Drain Pasta..
- I found it easiest to add Ricotta to both the Pasta and zucchini in one bowl..
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese..
- I added some grilled chicken on top bc I am constantly told that no meal is a meal without some meat and since this dish isn't for me gotta cater to the one eating right! :).
Zucchini Pasta with Ricotta. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. This pasta with lemony ricotta, zucchini and arugula is the perfect easy dish to put together, not to Drain pasta and add to pan with ricotta and zucchini. The original recipe for this ricotta pasta called for making your own ricotta. The zoodles with ricotta were good just not very exciting. Added zucchini and broccoli to the chicken and tomatoes and served it over Trader Joe s lemon pappardelle pasta.