How To Make Parmesan Lemon Baked Pasta
This lemon baked pasta is made with a delectably creamy and cheesy sauce, topped with delicious lemon zests. It’s rich, tasty, and made in under one hour!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1tbspolive oil
- 4garlic cloves
- 1lbspaghetti,dried
- 8ozcream cheese,softened
- 2lemons,zested, one cut into wedges and one juiced
- 6ozparmesan cheese
- ½tspkosher salt
- ¼tspcoarse ground black pepper
- parsley,for garnish, optional
Instructions
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Cook the pasta a minute less than what is labeled on the box in salted water. Drain, but do not rinse. Save ⅓ a cup of the pasta water.
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In a hot large pot or pan, add the garlic and olive oil. Cook on medium-high for 10 to 15 seconds until just fragrant.
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Add in the cream cheese and Parmesan Cheese. Stir to combine, then add in 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 teaspoons of lemon zest, and ⅓ cup of the pasta water.
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Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well, then add the pasta into the pot to combine.
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Pour the pasta into a 9×13-inch pan, then bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes.
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Serve with lemon wedges and sprinkle lemon zest on top and parsley, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 412.64kcal
- Fat: 17.81g
- Saturated Fat: 9.36g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.38g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.04g
- Carbohydrates: 46.15g
- Fiber: 2.31g
- Sugar: 2.98g
- Protein: 16.98g
- Cholesterol: 45.64mg
- Sodium: 400.73mg
- Calcium: 299.97mg
- Potassium: 219.01mg
- Iron: 1.23mg
- Vitamin A: 153.17µg
- Vitamin C: 9.81mg
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