Ricotta, Arugula, Pine Nuts Penne Pasta

Name: Ricotta, Arugula, Pine Nuts Penne Pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound penne pasta; 6 tablespoon olive oil; 0.625 cup pine nuts; 5 ounces arugula, roughly chopped; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil; 1.5 cups whole milk ricotta; 0.5 cup parmesan cheese

Ricotta, Arugula, Pine Nuts Penne Pasta. Pasta is the gift that keeps on giving. Recipes are just so much fun and everyone enjoys it. I especially loved cooking the pine nuts with the oil. The pine nuts release all their natural essence and infuse the oil. A perfect nutty balance. Ready in between 20 minutes from the time you put the pot of water on to boil to the time you are ready to sit down at the dining room table. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Prep5 min

Cook10 min

Total15 min

Servings4

Difficultyeasy

PastaSidesDinner / SupperLunch

Ingredients

1 poundpenne pasta
6 tablespoonolive oil
0.63 cuppine nuts
5 ouncesarugula, roughly chopped
2 tablespoonschopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoonschopped fresh basil
1.5 cupswhole milk ricotta
0.5 cupparmesan cheese

Instructions

1
Bring a large pot of salted boiling water to a full boil. Add the penne pasta and cook according to package instruction for al dente.
2
In a small skillet add the olive oil and warm over medium-low heat. Add the pine nuts and cook over medium-low until they become golden.
3
Reserve ½ cup of the boiling water of the pasta before draining. Drain the pasta and add them back to the pot. Add to it the pine nuts and the oil that they cooked into, the arugula, parsley, basil, ricotta and half of the parmesan cheese. Mix well until all the ricotta cheese is melted and the pasta well coated with the sauce.
4
Serve the pasta in warm dishes and sprinkle the remainder of the cheese over it.