
How To Make Lemon Garlic Cream Fettuccini
This Lemon Garlic Cream Fettuccini is a filling pasta dish that is tossed with a creamy and flavorful sauce made of garlic, lemon, cream cheese, and spices!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 8ozfettuccini,uncooked
For Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce:
- ¼cupbutter
- 1small onion,chopped
- 2clovesgarlic,minced
- 1tsplemon peel,grated
- ½cupheavy whipping cream
- ¼tspsalt
- ⅛tsppepper
- 4ozcream cheese,cubed
- 2tbsplemon juice
- 2tspfresh parsley,minced
- parmesan cheese,grated, optional
Instructions
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Cook the fettuccini according to the package directions, and drain.
Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce:
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In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter.
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Add the onion and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until tender.
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Add the garlic and lemon peel.
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Slowly stir in the heavy cream, salt, and pepper.
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Whisk in the cubed cream cheese and stir until melted.
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Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Add in the lemon juice.
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Add the pasta, and parsley to the sauce. Toss to coat.
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Serve immediately and garnish with lemon peel, parsley, and parmesan cheese, if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 348.85kcal
- Fat: 22.09g
- Saturated Fat: 13.19g
- Trans Fat: 0.31g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.81g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.05g
- Carbohydrates: 31.44g
- Fiber: 1.51g
- Sugar: 2.83g
- Protein: 6.77g
- Cholesterol: 68.30mg
- Sodium: 177.68mg
- Calcium: 47.77mg
- Potassium: 157.46mg
- Iron: 0.65mg
- Vitamin A: 217.16µg
- Vitamin C: 4.25mg
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