Bright Lemon Butter Pasta
Silky pasta coated in a simple lemon-butter sauce with sharp Parmesan and fresh mint. The visible lemon half, almonds, and mint make it restaurant-worthy in under 20 minutes.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 18g
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Ingredients
- 8 oz pasta (spaghetti or linguine)
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 whole (zested + juiced) lemon
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- 1
Boil pasta in salted water until al dente, about 9 minutes.
- 2
Reserve 1 cup pasta water, then drain the pasta.
- 3
Melt butter in the same pot over low heat, then add lemon zest and juice.
- 4
Return pasta to the pot and toss with the lemon-butter sauce, adding pasta water until silky.
- 5
Stir in Parmesan until melted, then serve topped with shaved almonds and fresh mint.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot
- colander
- microplane or zester
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