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, 1/2 cup of fresh cream and 1/3 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Use a microplane zester to zest the lemons:
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:
Equipment
- Microplane zester
Ingredients
- 200 Grams Spaghetti serves 2 to 3 people
For the sauce:
- 2 Lemon zest from two lemons
- 1/2 lemon juice from 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 Cup Fresh cream
- 1/3 Cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1/4 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, 1/2 cup of fresh cream and 1/3 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
Nutrition
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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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!!
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!
This looks incredible!!
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!