Ricotta and Parsley Pasta

Name: Ricotta and Parsley Pasta
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: international
Ingredients: 400 g short pasta; 200 g halal ricotta; 2 sprig parsley; 30 g halal grated hard cheese for serving, estimated

Soft ricotta turns a little pasta water into a creamy sauce.

400 g short pasta
200 g halal ricotta
2 sprig parsley
30 g halal grated hard cheese for serving, estimated

Cook the pasta in salted boiling water and scoop out a cupful of the water before you drain it.
Break up the ricotta in a large bowl, add the hot pasta and chopped parsley, and toss, adding the saved water bit by bit until it turns into a creamy sauce.
Season generously and serve with grated cheese.

A halal adaptation inspired by Jules Clancy’s Stonesoup: 5 Ingredients | 10 Minutes (2010) · Photo: Katrin Gilger, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pasta_mit_Brokkoli_und_Ricotta_(6985071365).jpg)