Lemon Ricotta Pasta with Zucchini and Basil

This bright and cheery Lemon Ricotta Pasta has only five ingredients and takes 20 minutes total! Sautéed zucchini and fresh basil are added to pasta tossed in a creamy, lemony sauce. You can use other veggies if you want. When you don’t know what to cook, make this!

I recently got back from a weekend getaway in Vermont. Usually I love eating out when traveling, but we stayed at such a nice AirBnB, I knew I wanted to cook at home at least once.

This was the perfect simple recipe to make while traveling. I didn’t need to bring a ton of ingredients and spices – just 5 basic ingredients.

Add this to your list of recipes to make when you’re tired, traveling, or just need a super simple and fast thing to feed your family!

Ingredients and Substitutions

  • Pasta – any shape you want. I used a fancy one from an Italian market called Creste di gallo.
  • Ricotta cheese – I prefer whole milk.
  • Lemon – you’ll use both the juice and the zest in this.

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