Pasta al Limone

Name: Pasta al Limone
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g spaghetti or linguine; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; zest of 2 lemons; juice of 1 lemon; ½ cup parmesan, grated; ½ cup pasta water; fresh basil to serve; salt to taste

Simple Amalfi-style pasta in a bright, buttery lemon cream sauce.

Total time

17 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

12 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Italian

comfortpastavegetarian

Ingredients

400gspaghetti or linguine

4 tbspunsalted butter

zest of 2 lemons

juice of 1 lemon

½ cupparmesan, grated

½ cuppasta water

fresh basilto serve

saltto taste

Instructions

Cook pasta al dente; reserve 1 cup water.

Melt butter; add lemon zest; cook 30 seconds.

Add pasta, lemon juice, pasta water; toss until emulsified.

Remove from heat; add parmesan; toss. Serve with basil.