📋Creamy Lemon Pasta (Pasta al Limone)

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📋Creamy Lemon Pasta (Pasta al Limone)

Quick and delicious cream lemon pasta is just 20 minutes away. Made using simple everyday ingredients, it’s packed with bright, lemony, vibrant flavors. Also known as pasta al Limone, pasta is tossed in simple luscious Italian lemon sauce and a generous amount of salty Parmesan cheese.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Dinner, Main Course, pasta, Vegetarian

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: servings

Calories: 436kcal

Author: Jyothi Rajesh

Ingredients

12 ounces pasta of your choice angel hair pasta, spaghetti, rigatoni, or penne
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic minced
3 tablespoons shallots diced
1 cup Heavy cream
½ teaspoon salt adjust to taste
¼ teaspoon pepper adjust to taste
¼ teaspoon red chili flakes
2 tablespoons baby capers
½ cup Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup pasta water

Instructions

Boil water in a large pot, and season with a generous amount of salt.
Cook pasta of your choice in boiling water until al-dente.
Serve 1 cup pasta water, drain pasta, and keep aside.
In a cast iron pan, melt butter.
Sauté minced garlic and diced shallots for 20 seconds.
Reduce flame, pour heavy cream, add salt and pepper season to taste, red chili flakes, and baby capers.
Stir frequently and cook for 5 minutes until sauce is thickened.
Add freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon at a time, and whisk until cheese blends into the sauce.
Adjust the consistency of the sauce with the required amount of pasta water.
Turn off the heat, grate lemon zest directly to the pan and squeeze fresh lemon juice. Stir well.
Add cooked pasta, and toss until well coated.
Serve hot with garlic bread, roasted vegetables, or meat.

Notes

Use long pasta, it works better for this creamy lemon garlic pasta.
Cook pasta al-dente. I always cook pasta for 3-5 minutes than mentioned on the packet instructions, pasta will finish cooking in the sauce.
Just before you drain the pasta, reserve a mug of pasta cooking water for the sauce to adjust its consistency as it thickens.
Freshly grate cheese from a block, pre-grated cheese bought from a store usually have fillers in it. Make sure to use a fine grater for the cheese, otherwise, it won’t melt properly and make a silky smooth sauce.

Nutritional Info – Please remember that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.

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