PASTA SAUCES - PESTO RICOTTA

By ClaudiaJan

Ingredients

• Cook pasta: Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil. Add 12 ounces pasta and cook according to package directions.
• Meanwhile prepare one or the pasta sauces below.
• Before draining pasta, scoop off about & cup of the pasta cooking water. After draining, return pasta to pot along with reserved cooking water. Add sauce and toss to mix.
• 2 cups (10 ounces) frozen green peas
• 1 cup nonfat ricotta cheese
• 1.4 cup refrigerated pesto sauce
• (from a tub) 1 jar (7 ounces) roasted red peppers,
• cut in thin strips

Preparation

Step 1

1. Stir frozen peas into pasta cooking
water when pasta is added.
2. Mix ricotta cheese, pesto sauce and
peppers. Toss with hot, drained pasta
and peas.