Lemonpasta Recipes

LEMON PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a sauce pan or skillet large enough to hold the pasta when it is done, combine the butter, cream, and beef broth or bouillon and simmer over medium heat until reduced by about half. Add the lemon juice, lemon and lime zest and set aside.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Toss pasta with sauce; serve.

CREAMY LEMON PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add noodles, and stir to separate. Cook for 8 minutes or until tender. Drain, then return to the cooking pot.
• Just before noodles are done, in a small saucepan combine the lemon zest, cream, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat for 2 minutes, or until cream comes to a boil.
• Pour cream mixture over drained noodles, and add the lemon juice. Stir to coat. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until all the liquid is absorbed, about 1 to 2 minutes. Season with additional pepper, if desired.

PASTA AL LIMONE

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil-use an amount of water so that the pasta is more crowded in the water than it typically would be (see photo in blog post above). Cook the noodles until al dente according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water, then drain the pasta.
• When the pasta is nearly done cooking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds. If the garlic is done cooking before the pasta is ready, remove the pan from the heat so the garlic doesn't burn.
• IMMEDIATELY (as soon as the pasta is drained) add the hot pasta to the skillet with the garlic. Pour in 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water. Increase the heat to medium-high, then with a pair of tongs, toss to coat. Continue cooking and tossing constantly, until the sauce turns shiny and coats the noodles-it will take a minute or so. The pasta will be coated in a shiny, silky sauce. If the pasta becomes too tight at any point, splash in a tablespoon or two of the reserved pasta water (add the water slowly so that the pasta doesn't become watery).
• Zest the lemon over the top. Cut the lemon into quarters, then squeeze in the lemon juice. Sprinkle on the Parmesan. Toss again to combine. The cheese might be a bit clumpy at first, but just keep tossing, adding the tiniest splashes of pasta water only as needed. Add a good pinch of salt and several generous grinds of black pepper. Toss again. Taste and add more salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to serving plates and top each serving with a sprinkle of extra Parm and a bit more black pepper. Enjoy hot.

LEMON SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions., In a small bowl, combine the cheese, lemon juice and oil. Drain spaghetti and transfer to a large bowl. Pour cheese mixture over spaghetti; toss to coat. Sprinkle with basil and lemon zest.

LEMON LINGUINE

Steps:

• Cook the linguine in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions, then drain and return to the pan.
• Meanwhile, finely grate the zest from 1 lemon into a bowl, then squeeze in the juice from all three.
• Drizzle in 6 tablespoons of oil, and finely grate in the Parmesan, then beat together - it'll go thick and creamy.
• Season to taste with sea salt and black pepper, and extra lemon juice, if needed. Pick and finely chop the basil leaves.
• Add the lemony sauce to the linguine and shake the pan to coat each strand of pasta (the Parmesan will melt when mixed with the pasta).
• Finish by stirring through the chopped basil and rocket.

LEMON SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water and drop the spaghetti into the pot.
• Heat a large deep skillet over low heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil and garlic and crushed red pepper flakes.
• When the pasta has been cooking about 5 minutes, add lemon juice, a ladle of the cooking water from the pasta and the cream to the garlic and oil. Raise heat a bit to bring sauce to a bubble.
• Drain pasta when it still has a good bite to it, al dente. Add lemon zest and half of the cheese to the cream sauce. Season the sauce with salt, to taste. Add pasta to pan and turn off heat. Toss the pasta with sauce a minute or 2, allowing it time to soak up the sauce.
• Top the plates of pasta or platter with remaining cheese, parsley and basil.

LEMON PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the rigatoni or penne according to the instructions on the package. Set aside.
• Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and process until smooth. This should take about a minute.
• Pour the sauce into a large pot and cook on low heat until it thickens up.
• Add the cooked pasta and sprinkle it with lemon zest and freshly chopped parsley. Enjoy!

VEGAN LEMON PASTA

Steps:

• Put the pasta water to boil in a large pot. While the water gets to boiling temperature, to a large non stick-pan add olive oil, grated zest of 1 medium lemon, thinly sliced garlic, and chili flakes. Fry gently, on low heat, for about a minute. Make sure the garlic doesn't burn.
• Add the spinach, salt them with a pinch of salt, and a cook them for 3 minutes, until soft. If the pan is too dry, add a dash of water.
• In the meantime, cook pasta in a large pot with heavily salted boiling water. Pasta should be very al dente, that is 3 to 4 minutes undercooked. Save 1 cup of pasta water before draining the pasta.
• Now add the pasta to the pan, add ½ cup of pasta cooking water and finish cooking the pasta and the spinach in the pan, until the pasta is al dente.
• When the pasta is cooked al dente, turn the heat off, then add the juice of ½ a lemon, and the vegan butter. Mix well till the butter melts and the pasta is coated in the sauce.If necessary, add some extra pasta water.
• Serve the pasta immediately and enjoy.

LEMON PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta and drain.
• While the pasta is cooking, in a large skillet, saute parsley, lemon peel and garlic in oil till garlic is tender (be careful not to burn the garlic).
• Add the drained pasta to the skillet.
• Sprinkle with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
• Top with Parmesan cheese.

LEMON SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the oil, Parmesan, and lemon juice in a large bowl to blend.
• Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Toss the pasta with the lemon sauce, and the reserved cooking liquid, adding 1/4 cup at a time as needed to moisten. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with lemon zest and chopped basil.