Whole-Wheat Linguine with Green Beans, Ricotta, and Lemon

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings
  • Total: 20 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Cook: 10 min
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Ingredients

1 pound whole-wheat linguine

1/2 cup part-skim ricotta

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 pound French green beans, trimmed and halved lengthwise

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 cup halved cherry tomatoes

1 lemon, zested

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta reserving 1 cup of the cooking water. Transfer the hot pasta to a large bowl and add the ricotta cheese. Toss to combine.
  2. Meanwhile, in a large, heavy skillet, warm the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the green beans, garlic, salt, and pepper and saute for 4 minutes. Add 1 cup of the pasta cooking liquid and continue cooking until tender, about 4 more minutes. Add the pasta with ricotta to the pan with the green beans and toss to combine. Add the tomatoes and gently toss. Transfer to a serving plate and top with lemon zest. Serve.

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ilovemycat1

<div>Thought this was tasty and easy.  I followed the advice of reviewers and made sure to add 1 tblsp of salt (I never use that much) to the pasta water and then the tsp of salt to the pan.  I also par boiled the green beans for 2 minutes in the pasta water, removed them with a slotted spoon and then I added the pasta.  I added the halved tomatoes when about 3 minutes were left, instead of at the very end.  I don't make a lb. of pasta, so mine was plenty saucy.  The zest at the end is a must.  </div><div><br /></div>

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