Spaghetti With Lemon Butter

From 365 Ways to Cook Pasta. Plus 3 variations... 4 dinners in one!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 12  ounces spaghetti
• 4  tablespoons butter
• 2  teaspoons lemon zest
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

1. Cook pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente, abut 10 minutes. Drain.
2. Meanwhile, melt butter in a skillet, over low heat, stirring until creamy.
3. Stir in lemon zest and juice.
4. Toss lemon sauce with hot pasta and serve.
5. Variation 1: add 1 6.5 ounce can tuna and 2 T chopped parsley. Heat for 1 minute before tossing with the pasta.
6. Variation 2: add 1 cup frozen peas to the butter. Heat until peas are tender, about 3 minutes.
7. Variation 3: Shred 6 ounces zucchini and add to the butter. Heat, stirring until crisp tender, about 3 minutes.