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Creamy Lemon Pasta
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A simple yet delicious creamy lemon pasta that's perfect for a quick and flavorful meal.
00:20:00 total
Serves 4
easy
Pasta / Noodle Course
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Ingredients
- olive oil - 2 tablespoons
- unsalted butter - 2 tablespoons
- garlic - 3 cloves (sliced)
- lemon - 1 (zest and juice)
- heavy cream - 1/3 cup
- spaghetti - 1/2 pound
- parmesan cheese - watch the video to see (optional, to finish)
- pasta water - watch the video to see (as needed)
- salt - watch the video to see (to taste)
Instructions
- Cook Pasta: Start by dropping your pasta in salted boiling water.
- Prepare Sauce Base: Heat up a little bit of olive oil and butter in a pan. Then add your sliced garlic as well as your lemon zest and cook it down for a few minutes.
- Add Cream and Lemon Juice: Add cream and lemon juice to the pan. Reduce that down for a few minutes.
- Combine Pasta and Sauce: Add in your slightly undercooked pasta as well as some pasta water and finish cooking it in the pan.
