# Spinach and Ricotta Pasta

A classic Italian pasta dish made with spinach, ricotta, and penne pasta.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 200 g pennoni pasta
- 150 g fresh ricotta
- 400 g blanched fresh spinach
- 50 g Grana Padano cheese
- 0.5 a lemon
- 1 a sun-dried tomato
- extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper

## Instructions

1. Finely chop the cooked and blanched spinach and sun-dried tomatoes.
2. In a frying pan on medium-high heat, add a generous drizzle of olive oil.
3. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and spinach and fry them for about 2 to 3 minutes.
4. To a bowl, add the fresh ricotta.
5. Add the lemon zest and more cheese.
6. Add the spinach and sun-dried tomatoes.
7. Add a touch of salt, freshly ground black pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil.
8. Season the pasta water and drop in the pasta.
9. While the pasta is cooking, mix the ricotta mix all together.
10. Add some pasta water to loosen it and give it a good stir.
11. Add the pasta back inside the pot and spoon in the ricotta mix.
12. Then add a touch of that pasta water and give it a good mix.
13. Keep adding pasta water as much as you wish to get a really nice and creamy sauce.
14. Mix the pasta and the sauce together on the heat to bring it up to temperature.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- frying pan
- bowl
- zester
- spoon
- pasta pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHsz5wlMSLF/?igsh=MTJodW5wMnduZnowMw==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/afee1253-1085-4ed1-acbf-3d7b02df79b5
- Extracted: 2025-06-11

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