Creamy Lemon Garlic Pasta Recipe
This easy and quick-to-make creamy lemon garlic pasta is a lifesaver. You can make it for a weeknight dinner or a quick lunch. It's also extremely delicious and makes for a lovely meal.
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Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 250 g dry pasta I used rigatoni
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves finely grated, minced or puréed
- 1 lemon, zest only
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 200 ml pasta water
- 200 ml whipping cream
- 50 g parmesan cheese finely grated
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chives chopped
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil. Add a generous amount of salt and add the pasta. While it's cooking, we'll make the sauce. Cook it for the amount of time instructed minus 2 minutes.
- Preheat a large skillet to medium heat. Add the butter, oil, garlic and lemon zest and cook until slightly golden.
- Add the lemon juice and let it boil down until only a bit of liquid is left.
- Add the pasta water, the cream, the cooked pasta and the parmesan cheese.
- Stir constantly while it cooks and thickens.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and finish with fresh chives.
- Serve with extra parmesan cheese, lemon zest and chives.
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