Bow Ties With Walnuts, Butter & Sage

"You will want to save some of the pasta cooking water because it will be used to extend the butter-cheese sauce. From Family Circle Note: The nutritional value that zaar calculates is way off the mark from the magazine's calculations. This is featured in the magazine as a healthy meal and I don't see how zaar's nutritional information is correct. Family Circle's info is: 479 calories per serving, 29 g fat (11 g sat), 16 g protein, 41 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, 507 mg sodium and 39 mg cholesterol)."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
6

ingredients

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directions

  • Place walnuts in large, dry nonstick skillet over medium heat.
  • Cook 4-5 minutes, until toasted, shaking pan constantly.
  • Remove walnuts, set aside.
  • Cook pasta in boiling salted water according to package directions, about 10 minutes.
  • When pasta is almost done, melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
  • Add sage, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  • Cook a minute or two to blend flavors.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water, then add pasta to butter in skillet.
  • Gradually add pasta water.
  • Stir in cheese and toss to combine.
  • Garnish with toasted nuts and serve.

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Reviews

  1. This was a very easy meal to throw together, loved how the citrus blended with the sage. Next time, I would add addional sage leaves and add a bit more juice. The walnut made a nice crunchy bite! Made for photo tag.
     
  2. thiis was great, the lemon juice made this a different butter/sage sauce and gave it a fresh light flavor. I used chopped hazelnuts bc its what i had
     
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