Lemon Pasta

Prep Time: 5 min | Cook Time: 15 min | Servings: 2

Original Recipe: loveandlemons.com

Lemon Pasta

Ingredients

SERVINGS
UNITS
  • Spaghetti
    8 oz spaghetti
  • Butter
    4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • Lemon
    1 lemon
  • Garlic clove
    2 garlic cloves
  • Parmigiano reggiano
    ½ cup Parmesan cheese
  • Lemon juice
    1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • Sea salt
    Sea salt
  • Black pepper
    Freshly ground black pepper
  • Parsley leaves
    Fresh parsley or basil leaves

Get Ready!

Spaghetti

Spaghetti

Butter

Butter

Lemon

Lemon

Garlic clove

Garlic clove

Parmigiano reggiano

Parmigiano reggiano

Lemon juice

Lemon juice

Sea salt

Sea salt

Black pepper

Black pepper

Parsley leaves

Parsley leaves

large pot

large pot

large skillet

large skillet

plates

plates

Steps

1.
Water
Water
8 cups
Boil
Boil
large pot
large pot
high
2.
Spaghetti
Spaghetti
8 ounces

Save one cup of pasta cooking water to make the sauce.

Simmer
Simmer
hud item
large pot
large pot
medium-low
Around 8 minutes (see package).
3.
Unsalted butter
Unsalted butter
4 tablespoons
Stir
Stir
New skillet
large skillet
large skillet
medium
Until butter foams
4.
Lemon
Lemon
2 tablespoons
Zest
Zest
Lemon zest
Lemon zest
Garlic
Garlic
2 cloves
Mince
Mince
minced garlic
minced garlic
Sauté
Sauté
hud item
large skillet
large skillet
medium-low
1 to 2 minutes
5.
hud item
From step 2
Al dente pasta
Al dente pasta
Transfer to skillet (pasta only)
Transfer to skillet (pasta only)
hud item
From step 2
Pasta cooking water
Pasta cooking water
0.5 cup
Mix
Mix
hud item
hud item
hud item
large skillet
large skillet
medium-low
6.
Parmesan cheese
Parmesan cheese
0.5 cup
Grate
Grate
freshly grated Parmesan cheese
freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Lemon
Lemon
1 tablespoon
Squeeze
Squeeze
Fresh lemon juice
Fresh lemon juice
Sea salt
Sea salt
To taste
Black pepper
Black pepper
To taste
Toss
Toss
hud item
hud item
hud item
hud item
large skillet
large skillet
medium-low

Add cheese progressively, to form smooth sauce. Loosen with pasta water, as needed.

7. Serve and garnish
Lemon zest for garnish
Lemon zest for garnish
Fresh parsley or basil leaves
Fresh parsley or basil leaves
Chop
Chop
chopped fresh parsley or basil
chopped fresh parsley or basil
Parmesan cheese
Parmesan cheese
Garnish
Garnish
plates
plates
That's it!