How To Make Creamy Lemon Pasta
Indulge yourself with this lemon pasta recipe, a delicious weeknight dinner. It has the perfect balance of creaminess and citrus flavors from the lemon.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspbutter
- 1tbspolive oil
- ½cupheavy cream
- 1lemon
- 8ozpasta
- pecorino cheeseto taste
- salt and pepperto taste
Instructions
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Bring a pot of water to a boil, add some salt and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Once at a rolling boil, add pasta and cook according to package directions.
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Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, add butter. Once butter is melted, stir in cream and turn to low, ensuring it won’t burn.
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Add juice of 1 lemon. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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When pasta is cooked al dente, drain from water and add to cream.
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Toss pasta to evenly distribute sauce, plate, and grate as much cheese as desired over the top.
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Salt and pepper to taste, and serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 797.55kcal
- Fat:Â 42.10g
- Saturated Fat:Â 22.27g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.47g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 14.47g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.63g
- Carbohydrates:Â 89.47g
- Fiber:Â 4.61g
- Sugar:Â 5.43g
- Protein:Â 16.52g
- Cholesterol:Â 112.05mg
- Sodium:Â 519.78mg
- Calcium:Â 76.77mg
- Potassium:Â 349.98mg
- Iron:Â 1.78mg
- Vitamin A: 342.14µg
- Vitamin C:Â 15.73mg
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