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A shallow white bowl with a pile of spaghetti coated in a cream sauce and peas.

Easy One Pot Lemon Ricotta Pasta

Author: Mika Kinney
4.84 from 12 votes
This pasta is so easy, delicious, and packed with protein using our favorite high protein pasta!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Protein: 29g
Serves: 6
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Ingredients

  • 1 large lemon (juice and zest from lemon)
  • ¼ cup basil
  • 14.5 oz Pasta (spaghetti)
  • 2 cups ricotta
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
  • 1 cup parmesan
  • 1 cup peas
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

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Instructions

  • Make pasta, strain and reserve 2 cups of pasta water.
    Pouring pasta water into a glass mason jar with a ladle.
  • While the pasta boils, add ricotta, parmesan, basil, lemon juice, and lemon zest to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
    A hand squeezing a lemon over other ingredients inside a blender.
  • After the pasta is removed, in the same pan, heat oil and add garlic, salt, and pepper and saute until fragrant.
  • Add the ricotta mixture to the same pan and stir constantly to keep from burning. As it heats it will begin to melt down a bit as the cheese melts.
  • Add 1 cup of pasta water to begin to thin out sauce. Taste the sauce and add more salt and pepper as needed.
    Pouring pasta water into a dutch oven filled with a ricotta cream sauce.
  • Stir in peas and let cook for 1 minute (still stirring). Then, add pasta back in and gently stir to coat. Note: add more pasta water as needed to thin out sauce (we sometimes add in up to one more cup).
    Tongs lifting up spaghetti coated in a cream sauce and peas.
  • Enjoy topped with more parmesan and lemon zest!

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Notes

Nutritional information is an estimate and for informational purposes only.

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Course: dinner, lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: high protein, lemon, Pasta, protein

Nutrition

Calories: 531kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 536mg | Potassium: 351mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 739IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 398mg | Iron: 2mg
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