Lemon Pasta

Submitted by ChrisMc

"This is a creamy lemon sauce I found in a magazine - the lemon flavor is very intense. I really like this with seafood. You can use it as a side dish, or add clams, shrimp, etc., to the sauce."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 10 ounces pasta
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
• 1 teaspoon lemon, zest of
• 1 cup half-and-half
• salt and pepper
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

directions

1. Cook the pasta al dente.
2. Melt butter in a skillet with lemon juice and zest.
3. Let the mixture bubble for 30 seconds.
4. Add the half and half, salt, and pepper.
5. Cook the sauce until the liquid is reduced by half.
6. Toss with cheese and pasta and serve.

Reviews

[razzintaz]

This was good. I misread the recipe and used ALL the juice from the lemon. I doubled this recipe and I didn't have 1/2 & 1/2 so I used 1 cup nonfat milk and 1 cup whipping cream. Mine did NOT curdle. You have to boil the lemon juice for atleast 30 seconds then whisk the half and half in and keep whisking while it reduces. I served this with "Chicken Thighs with Sweet Onion Balsamic Relish recipe # 107384. After both sauces were done, I pulled the meat off the bone, and mixed back into the balsamic relish, then mixed this in with this lemon pasta and it was a fabulous balance. The sweetness balanced out the tartness of the lemon. Superb!

 

[Laurawombat Garcia]

This is easy and very good. I used half cup milk with 1/2 cup heavy cream instead of Half and half. Also I added Mrs Dash seasoning and dry basil leaves. Delicious! Will Make it again.

 

[Vicki in AZ]

Lovely and tastes exactly what I've had in Italy. I used heavy cream instead of half & half since I was trying to get rid of it. I also increased the butter by a Tablespoon. I also used fresh egg fettucine. Since this is such a simple dish, I think the ingredients must be top quality.

 

[Sexy Chef Sheri]

Ok, this did not work out well for us at all. The half and half did curdle, and there was nothing I could do to bring the sauce to a decent consistancy. Plus, the flavor just felt like it was missing something. Overall, the butter, lemon, and parmesan did not complement eachother. I don't think we will make this again. Perhaps someone else will have better luck than I did. (To be honest, if I wasn't absolutely starving at the time, I probably wouldn't have eaten it.)

 

[Hadice]

Great, lemony deliciousness. I loved this. I added a touch of dried basil and forgot about the parmesan AND added too much lemon juice and it still turned out great. Very filling main dish for two. I imagine this would also work well with rice. Thanks!