Gay Lea Recipes - Herbed Ricotta Primavera with Pasta (Pasta Perfection)

Herbed Ricotta Primavera with Pasta

(Pasta Perfection)

Preparation time: 5 Minutes

Hearty, healthy, calcium-rich and tasty.

Ingredients:

2 cups uncooked rotini or fusilli pasta 500 mL

2 tsp each butter and olive oil 10 mL

1 cup each onion, red pepper, zucchini and mushrooms, chopped 250 mL

3 large garlic cloves, minced

1 tsp each oregano and parsley 5 mL

475 g container Ricotta cheese

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 125 mL

1/2 to 3/4 cup milk 125 to 180 mL

Instructions:

Cook pasta in large heavy saucepan.

Meanwhile, heat butter and oil in skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until transparent. Add vegetables, herbs and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes.

Add sauteed vegetables to drained pasta in saucepan. In skillet, mix together Ricotta and Parmesan and heat through.

Blend into pasta mixture. Thin with milk as needed. Season with salt and pepper.

Credit: Dairy Farmers of Canada (www.dairygoodness.ca)