Whole-Wheat Linguine with Green Beans, Ricotta, and Lemon
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Whole-Wheat Linguine with Green Beans, Ricotta, and Lemon Head to the store and pick up salt, olive oil, garlic, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.
Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes.
Drain pasta reserving 1 cup of the cooking water.
Transfer the hot pasta to a large bowl and add the ricotta cheese. Toss to combine.
Meanwhile, in a large, heavy skillet, warm the olive oil over medium-high heat.
Add the green beans, garlic, salt, and pepper and saute for 4 minutes.
Add 1 cup of the pasta cooking liquid and continue cooking until tender, about 4 more minutes.
Add the pasta with ricotta to the pan with the green beans and toss to combine.
Add the tomatoes and gently toss.
Transfer to a serving plate and top with lemon zest.