Lemon Garlic Pasta (Pasta Al Limone)
This Lemon Garlic Pasta is a quick and easy dish made with 5 ingredients, focusing on fresh lemon and garlic flavors.
Equipment
- large pot
- large skillet
- microplane or cheese grater
Ingredients
- 180 g pasta I've used spaghetti
- 1 lemon
- 50 g finely grated parmigiano reggiano or more to taste
- 4 garlic cloves diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Garnish
- handful chopped fresh parsley
- extra parmigiano reggiano cheese optional
- olive oil optional
- red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- In a large pot, boil heavily salted water. Add the pasta and cook for a couple of minutes less than indicated on the package.
- Whilst the pasta is cooking, saute the garlic in olive oil in a large skillet. Cook on a low heat so that it infuses the oil and doesn't burn it.
- Using a microplane or cheese grater, grate the zest of the lemon. Once done, squeeze the juice of the same lemon and remove any seeds. Add the lemon zest and juice to the pan with a ladle of pasta water.
- When the pasta is ready, add straight to the pan with ½ cup of pasta water to allow it to finish cooking in the pan over medium heat.
- Add the grated parmigiano cheese and mix through continuously. If the pasta is too dry, add another ladle of pasta water and keep stirring for a couple of minutes to create a lovely creamy silky sauce.
- Stir in the chopped parsley and it's ready to serve! Add a light drizzle of olive oil with more parmigiano cheese and enjoy your Lemon Garlic Pasta.
Notes
This recipe does not use any cream but remains light and creamy due to the combination of pasta water and cheese.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 580kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 22gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 408mgPotassium: 322mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 208IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 340mgIron: 2mg
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