When the weather gets warm, spaghetti and meatballs just won’t cut it. Serve up this skillet pasta with summer squash, ricotta and basil instead. Best of all, this one-pan meal is ready in half an hour.
Ingredients
- 1 pound pasta (like penne or rigatoni)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 sweet onion, thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 summer squash, thinly sliced
- 1½ cups halved yellow cherry tomatoes
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ⅓ cup finely grated Pecorino Romano
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
Description
- Fill a large skillet with water and salt it generously. Bring it to a boil over high heat. Once it’s boiling, add the pasta and cook according to the instructions on the package.
- Drain the pasta and set aside, reserving ¾ cup of the pasta cooking water.
- In the same skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more.
- Add the squash and tomatoes, and cook until both are tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the reserved pasta water to the mixture and toss well to coat, then add the pasta and stir. Sprinkle in the Pecorino Romano and stir again to combine.
- Dollop the ricotta on top of the skillet pasta and garnish with basil. Serve immediately.
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