Name: Creamy Lemon Pasta Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; ½ cup heavy cream; 1 lemon; 8 oz pasta; to taste pecorino cheese; to taste salt and pepper

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.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspbutter
1tbspolive oil
½cupheavy cream
1lemon
8ozpasta
pecorino cheeseto taste
salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

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.
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.
Add juice of 1 lemon. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
When pasta is cooked al dente, drain from water and add to cream.
Toss pasta to evenly distribute sauce, plate, and grate as much cheese as desired over the top.
Salt and pepper to taste, and serve. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 797.55kcal
Fat: 42.10g
Saturated Fat: 22.27g
Trans Fat: 0.47g
Monounsaturated Fat: 14.47g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.63g
Carbohydrates: 89.47g
Fiber: 4.61g
Sugar: 5.43g
Protein: 16.52g
Cholesterol: 112.05mg
Sodium: 519.78mg
Calcium: 76.77mg
Potassium: 349.98mg
Iron: 1.78mg
Vitamin A: 342.14µg
Vitamin C: 15.73mg

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