Lemon Garlic Pasta

"A quick meal that can be served alone as a main dish, or with chicken as a side dish"
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
8

ingredients

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directions

  • In large skillet, cook garlic in olive oil until golden.
  • Add lemon juice, bouillon and pepper.
  • Cook and stir until bouillon dissolves.
  • In large bowl, toss pasta, garlic mixture, cheese and parsley; serve immediately.

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Reviews

  1. This recipe is truly excellent. The first time I made this recipe, I followed a previous reviewers advice and added a cup of dry white wine. I thought the dish was mediocre at best. I don't know what made me try it a second time but I did and followed the recipe to a "T" (other than tripling the garlic) and it was superb. I used this as a side dish to shrimp on the grill and it was the perfect accompaniment. I also think it would be great paired with grilled chicken. This recipe as a main meal would probably be a 4 star recipe (and I'd probably add chicken or shrimp to it) but as a side dish...it's a definite 5 star recipe and is a wonderful change to our menu from rice side dishes and buttered noodle side dishes. Even my 2 and 4 year old loved this...which is saying a lot. I had the leftovers for lunch and it was still really great reheated in the microwave. If you follow others' reviews the first time and add the wine and think this is only "fine"...try this again and follow it the way it was written. I love wine and I love wine in recipes...but it truly detracted from this recipe. Excellent. Thanks for sharing!
     
  2. Love this recipe...I double it and add a can of cream of chicken soup to it to give it a creamier texture and add some broccoli! I play with the ingredients some to give it more a lemon taste. I also add chicken strips to the recipe and cook it with the sauce. My family is a meat eating family. I love way the broccoli soaks up the flavor. This is a family favorite.
     
  3. This recipe is delicious!! I wasn't too sure how the chicken bouillon would taste with the lemon and garlic, but they complemented one another wonderfully. I prefer stronger flavor, so I added about 2 tablespoons extra of lemon juice, I added a tablespoon of capers and thickened the sauce by adding a tablespoon of water/flour mixture.
     
  4. Amazing. I will never make a marinara sauce again. My family loved this so much. I served it with Blackened Shrimp and veggies. Thank you so much.
     
  5. Very nice flavor and easy to prepare. While I didn't add any chicken to the dish, we had a huge salad to go with, and this served our family of four. From start to finish, we were sitting down to eat in about 30 minutes. I will definitely serve with grilled chicken next time, but had a hungry, tired crowd tonight and needed something fast. This filled the order. I used a combination of oil and butter, just personal preference, and more garlic. I used 1/2 pound of spaghetti, and we have some leftover. I think I kept the other ingredients about the same as far as measurements go.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I added about 2 extra tablespoons of lemon, added some capers, and thickened the sauce by adding about a tablespoon of water/flour mixture.
     
  2. I made the sauce and then used zoodles (spiralized zucchini) instead of pasta! So good.
     
  3. Omigosh!! As a pasta & garlic lover, this is my dream recipe!! But, let me tell you what I did: We follow a low fat diet, so I replaced 100% of the oil with water. I boiled the garlic, lemon juice, pepper & bouillon in the water until reduced to about half. It thickened a little bit & got really rich brown in colour. This dish is so amazing! I'm sure it would be even better with the olive oil but it works really well without it, too.
     

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I live in a small town in the Seacoast area of NH. I work as an Administrative Assistant for the Chief of Police. I enjoy trying out new recipes and have a cookbook collection. I also love to visit the Casino's in Connecticut whenever I get a chance.
 
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