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Creamy pasta salad with penne, greens, cheese, and toasted nuts on white bowl and table.

Kale And Ricotta Pasta

Bree Hester
4.50 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American Fusion, Italian
Servings 4
Calories 622 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound whole wheat pasta
  • 3 cup baby kale
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 cup ricotta Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
  • Juice and zest from one lemon
  • 3 Tablespoons chopped pistachios

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt. Add kale and cook for 3 minutes. Pull kale out of pot with a spider, or slotted spoon. Drain well. Add pasta and cook according to package directions.
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  • Pull kale out of pot with a spider, or slotted spoon. Drain well. Using the same water (it will be a little green from the kale), add pasta and cook according to package directions.
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  • Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat, add olive oil. Cook garlic for 30 seconds. Add kale. Season with salt and pepper, cook until tender, about 3 minutes.
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  • Drain pasta (reserve some cooking liquid in case you need to thin your sauce). Add pasta to the sauté pan. Add ricotta cheese, half of the Parmesan, lemon zest and juice.
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  • Toss well. Add reserved cooking liquid if necessary.
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  • Serve with remaining Parmesan and pistachios.
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Nutrition

Calories: 622kcalCarbohydrates: 90gProtein: 30gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 270mgFiber: 1g
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