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Lentil Pasta with Courgette, Ricotta and Mint

Name: Lentil Pasta with Courgette, Ricotta and Mint
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 55 g Red lentil pasta; 150 g Courgette; 40 g Ricotta; 4 g Olive oil; 1 clove, about 3 g Garlic; A squeeze Lemon juice; Half a lemon's worth Lemon zest; A handful, torn Fresh mint; A pinch Chilli flakes

Red lentil pasta with courgette cooked down in garlic and oil, ricotta stirred through and lemon and mint over. Vegetarian, 20 g of protein for 314 kcal.

Calories: 314kcal
Protein: 20g
Fat: 10g
Carbs: 34g

Per serving, makes 1. 15 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

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Lentil Pasta with Courgette, Ricotta and Mint, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Lentil Pasta with Courgette, Ricotta and Mint

Ingredients 1 to 6 for lentil pasta with courgette, ricotta and mint arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 55 g Red lentil pasta (Dry weight. Made only from lentil flour, which is what gives it the protein.). 150 g Courgette (One medium courgette, cut into thin half-moons so it collapses in the pan.). 40 g Ricotta. 4 g Olive oil. 1 clove, about 3 g Garlic. A squeeze Lemon juice

Ingredients 7 to 9 for lentil pasta with courgette, ricotta and mint arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 9. Half a lemon's worth Lemon zest. A handful, torn Fresh mint. A pinch Chilli flakes

Lentil Pasta with Courgette, Ricotta and Mint, preparation step 1: Cook the pasta in salted water for a minute under the packet time. Keep a cup of the water. — Step 1. Cook the pasta in salted water for a minute under the packet time. Keep a cup of the water.

Lentil Pasta with Courgette, Ricotta and Mint, preparation step 2: Meanwhile fry the courgette in the oil over a medium-high heat with a pinch of salt for eight minutes, stirring now and then, until it is soft and browned in places. Add the garlic and chilli for the last minute. — Step 2. Meanwhile fry the courgette in the oil over a medium-high heat with a pinch of salt for eight minutes, stirring now and then, until it is soft and browned in places. Add the garlic and chilli for the last minute.

The finished lentil pasta with courgette, ricotta and mint. — Step 3. Toss the pasta through the courgette with a splash of the water, then the ricotta in spoonfuls, the lemon juice and zest, and the mint over.

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Ingredients

Red lentil pasta55 g
Dry weight. Made only from lentil flour, which is what gives it the protein.
Courgette150 g
One medium courgette, cut into thin half-moons so it collapses in the pan.
Ricotta40 g
Olive oil4 g
Garlic1 clove, about 3 g
Lemon juiceA squeeze
Lemon zestHalf a lemon's worth
Fresh mintA handful, torn
Chilli flakesA pinch

Method

Cook the pasta in salted water for a minute under the packet time. Keep a cup of the water.
Meanwhile fry the courgette in the oil over a medium-high heat with a pinch of salt for eight minutes, stirring now and then, until it is soft and browned in places. Add the garlic and chilli for the last minute.
Toss the pasta through the courgette with a splash of the water, then the ricotta in spoonfuls, the lemon juice and zest, and the mint over.

Worth knowing

A small lunch on purpose. The pasta is 55 g dry, which is under a typical portion, and the courgette is what fills the bowl. Take the pasta to 75 g for a bigger one at about 70 kcal more.
Ricotta is one of the lightest cheeses per gram, about half the calories of feta. It goes in at the end so it stays in soft lumps rather than becoming a sauce.

Other lunch recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every lunch between 300 and 450 calories a serving.

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