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.
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.
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Time 20m Yield 4 servings Number Of Ingredients 7 Steps:
Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, according to package instructions. Reserve 2 cups pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta. In the same pot, make the sauce: Add ricotta, Parmesan, olive oil, pepper and a large pinch or two of salt, and stir until well combined. Add 1 cup pasta water to the sauce and stir until smooth. Add the pasta and herbs, and continue to stir vigorously until the noodles are well coated. Add more pasta water as needed for a smooth, soupy sauce. Taste and add more salt if needed. To serve, spoon the pasta into bowls and finish with more Parmesan, olive oil and pepper.
