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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal538
  • fat22g
  • saturates9g
  • carbs56g
  • sugars5g
  • fibre1g
  • protein27g
  • salt1g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Bring a large pan of water to the boil and cook the pasta following pack instructions. Drain, reserving 1 tbsp of the cooking water. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the chorizo and cook for 3-4 mins until crisp. Throw in the spinach, garlic and some seasoning, and cook until just wilted. Tip into a bowl with the pasta and the reserved 1 tbsp cooking water, then mix well.

  • step 2

    Mix the ricotta, milk and lemon zest together with some seasoning. Spoon half the pasta into a gratin dish and spoon over half the ricotta mix. Top with the remaining pasta and dollop over spoonfuls of the remaining ricotta. Scatter with the Parmesan and bake for 15 mins until the cheese has melted. Grind over some black pepper before serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2015

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A star rating of 3.4 out of 5.38 ratings

ceejay55

For two, halved the pasta and increased the spinach. Tasty and quick to prepare

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Adrianandkate

Added a small chopped onion for flavour. Needs at least 50% more ricotta and milk blended to a sauce, and all mixed in to the pasta, otherwise it’s a bit dry. Add some paprika to that too). Then use a mix of breadcrumbs and Parmesan for a crispy top, and as someone else said - zest the whole lemon,…

sjdec63ixCaLkvb

I regularly try the BBC Food recipes printed in the Daily Mail and usually they are excellent but this one was not a success. The texture of the ricotta was dry and claggy and the chorizo and spinach weren't enough to perk it up. Stick to good old mac and cheese- ricotta just does not work

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thomasbw

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Amazing flavour for such a simple recipe! Used spicy chorizo to give it a bit of a kick. The lemon zest came through beautifully to give the dish a nice zing.

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