Lemon Pasta is Simply the Zest
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Ingredients
Directions
- 1
Melt butter in a pan over medium heat and sauté minced garlic.
- 2
Cook pasta until al dente in salted water and reserve 1/4 cup of the pasta water.
- 3
To the pan, add heavy cream, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, and the juice of one lemon.
- 4
Let this simmer on low heat for 5-10 minutes and then add freshly grated parmesan (approx. 0.5 cup but feel free to gradually add more).
- 5
Add cooked pasta to the sauce pan and mix together until sauce thickens.
- 6
Add a splash of reserved pasta water if needed.
- 7
Top with more parmesan, pepper, lemon zest & enjoy!
Notes
Note: keep the sauce from curdling by cooking on low/medium heat
