Ziti With Ricotta

Serves: 2

Floy Nolan

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

55

Sweetness

48

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

450 g

Ziti

450 g

Ricotta

2 tbsps

Unsalted Butter

Directions:

1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil

2

Salt the water and pour in the pasta

3

Stir

4

Set your serving bowl on top of the pot to warm it

5

While the pasta cooks, whip the ricotta and goat cheese together with a fork

6

Once the pasta is cooked al dente, ladle out about a cup of the pasta water

7

Drain the pasta and return it to the pot

8

Stir in the butter and the cheeses and season with pepper

9

Stir in enough of the pasta water — a little at a time — to make a smooth sauce

10

Scrape the pasta into the serving bowl and serve immediately

11

Pass the grated cheese at the table

12

Bring a large pot of water to a boil

13

Salt the water and pour in the pasta

14

Stir

15

Set your serving bowl on top of the pot to warm it

16

While the pasta cooks, whip the ricotta and goat cheese together with a fork

17

Once the pasta is cooked al dente, ladle out about a cup of the pasta water

18

Drain the pasta and return it to the pot

19

Stir in the butter and the cheeses and season with pepper

20

Stir in enough of the pasta water — a little at a time — to make a smooth sauce

21

Scrape the pasta into the serving bowl and serve immediately

22

Pass the grated cheese at the table

23

Variation Wash about 1/2 pound of greens, something like dandelion or curly endive or Swiss chard, and cut into ribbons

24

Sauté the greens in a combination of olive oil and butter, about 1 tablespoon of each, until tender

25

Season with salt and pepper, and a pinch of crushed red pepper if you'd like, and add to the pasta when you add the cheeses

26

Easier still is to tear 1/2 pound of arugula or dandelion greens into small pieces and boil them along with the pasta

27

Wash about 1/2 pound of greens, something like dandelion or curly endive or Swiss chard, and cut into ribbons

28

Sauté the greens in a combination of olive oil and butter, about 1 tablespoon of each, until tender

29

Season with salt and pepper, and a pinch of crushed red pepper if you'd like, and add to the pasta when you add the cheeses

30

Easier still is to tear 1/2 pound of arugula or dandelion greens into small pieces and boil them along with the pasta