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    May 18, 2020

    Easy Lemon Spaghetti - or use your favorite pasta shape!

    Easy lemon pasta is a delicious blend of tangy, zesty lemon flavor and wonderful creaminess. And it whips up in 20 minutes!
    Creamy Lemon Spaghetti

    If you haven’t figured out what to make for lunch today then go for a great plate of easy lemon spaghetti! I hadn’t made this spaghetti with a creamy lemon sauce for a while and since we have a wonderful lemon tree that yields lemons year round it was perfect. Best to use untreated lemons for the zest in this recipe.
    I usually vary the pasta I use depending on my whim, but the dish goes especially well with spaghetti and fettuccine.
    It’s just about the easiest spaghetti dish imaginable:
    Whisk together zest from two lemons, juice from half a lemon, ½ cup of fresh cream and ⅓ cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Use a microplane zester to zest the lemons:

    Ingredients for easy lemon spaghetti

    When 200 grams spaghetti, or the pasta of your choice, is al dente toss it in the creamy lemon sauce and serve (2 to 3 people)!

    This is a great bowl to serve the easy lemon spaghetti:

    Freshly picked organic lemons
    Easy lemon pasta is a perfect combo of zesty, tangy and creamy plus you can pull this dish together in the time it takes to cook the pasta!

    Easy Lemon Spaghetti

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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes
    Spaghetti with a creamy lemon sauce is a delicious pasta dish that'comes together in the time it takes to cook the pasta. Best to use untreated lemons for the zest in this recipe.
    Course: First Course, Lunch, Main Course, Pasta
    Cuisine: Italian
    Keyword: pasta, preserved lemons, spaghetti
    Wendy
    Servings: 3
    Wendy

    Equipment

    • Microplane zester

    Ingredients 

    • 200 Grams Spaghetti serves 2 to 3 people

    For the sauce:

    • 2 Lemon zest from two lemons
    • ½ lemon juice from ½ lemon
    • ½ Cup Fresh cream
    • ⅓ Cup Parmesan cheese grated
    • ¼ cup Parsley, chopped

    Instructions

    • Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water until al dente.
    • While the pasta cooks prepare the lemon sauce:
    • Zest two medium lemons
    • Juice half of a lemon.
    • Whisk together the zest from two lemons, juice from half a lemon, ½ cup of fresh cream and ⅓ cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
    • Simmer several minutes over a low flame, then set aside..
    • Chop the fresh parsley
    • When the spaghetti is al dente toss it in the creamy lemon sauce and serve!

    Notes

    Creamy Lemon Spaghetti

    Nutrition

    Serving: 70Grams | Calories: 1362kcal | Carbohydrates: 179g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 56g | Saturated Fat: 34g | Cholesterol: 186mg | Sodium: 597mg | Potassium: 908mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 2010IU | Vitamin C: 143mg | Calcium: 584mg | Iron: 4mg
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Looking for another great way to use organic lemons? Try these Preserved Lemons.

    Preserved lemons are wonderful in this Chicken Tagine recipe.

    And you'll also love this Lemon Poundcake with a Lemon Glaze recipe!

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    Comments

    1. Barbara Sardella says

      June 07, 2020 at 8:50 pm

      Such a wonderfully delicious light and creamy lemony Sauce. I have made it three times now and it never fails me! Made it just last night with orecchiette and fresh Favas!!

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      • Wendy says

        June 08, 2020 at 8:26 am

        I’m so glad you are enjoying this recipe; it’s one of my favorites too! And what a great idea to add fresh fava beans - I’ll have to try that myself!

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    2. Cultivating Nancy says

      May 26, 2020 at 9:32 pm

      This looks incredible!!

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      • Wendy says

        May 28, 2020 at 2:11 pm

        It is such a delicious pasta dish Nancy and the great thing is how simple it is to make! I’m glad you like this recipe! Let me know how it comes out when you make it!

        Reply

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