Lake Como Pasta

Name: Lake Como Pasta
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: Olive oil spray; 2 cups radiatore, fusilli, or rotini; One 14-ounce can diced tomatoes; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil; 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced; 1 cup ricotta cheese; 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1/8 teaspoon sea salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 1/2 cup sliced fresh porcini mushrooms, or 1/4 cup dried (softened if necessary; see page 166)

December 9, 2011

This easy pasta dish is fancy enough to serve to company, but simple enough for weekday dining. If you like spicy food, double the red pepper flakes (the amount given here is considered mildly to medium spicy). Or you can just leave them out.

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