Name: Courgette & ricotta pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 shallot finely chopped; 4 courgettes halved and thinly sliced; 3 garlic cloves finely chopped; 300g pasta shapes; small bunch basil most chopped; zest 1 lemon; 50g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated, plus extra to serve (optional); 50g pine nut toasted; 250g tub ricotta

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Courgette & ricotta pasta

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Soft Italian cheeses like ricotta make a great sauce base when mixed with lemon, greens, herbs and pine nuts

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 tbsp olive oil
1 shallot

finely chopped
4 courgettes

halved and thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves

finely chopped
300g pasta

shapes
small bunch basil

most chopped
zest 1 lemon
50g parmesan

(or vegetarian alternative), grated, plus extra to serve (optional)
50g pine nut

toasted
250g tub ricotta

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal511
fat27g
saturates8g
carbs43g
sugars5g
fibre2g
protein23g
salt0.5g

low

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Cook the shallot and courgettes for 8 mins until softened. When they are just beginning to colour, add the garlic and cook for 2 mins more.
step 2

Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Drain, reserving a little of the water. Tip the pasta into the courgette pan with the basil, lemon zest, Parmesan and pine nuts. Season, dot over the ricotta and mix gently so that you don’t break it up too much. Serve sprinkled with extra Parmesan, if you like.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2012

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