Healthy Lemon Ricotta Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 pound short, ribbed pasta, like gemelli or penne
• 1 cup whole-milk ricotta
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
• 1 tbsp grated lemon zest
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• Kosher salt
• Black pepper
• Red-pepper flakes, for serving
• ¼ cup thinly sliced or torn basil leaves, for serving (optional)
• asparagus, added
• edamame, added

Instructions

1. Cook your pasta in salted water until al dente, reserving a cup of the pasta water.
2. Blend half ricotta and half cottage cheese together with some pasta water.