Sometimes you need to be super-creative to make a delicious dinner that’ll impress the fussiest eaters in the family. But at other times, simple flavors is all you need to create magic in the kitchen. Enter pasta al limone- a classic Italian pasta dish highlighting the beautiful flavors of lemon combined with salt, pepper and cheese. The other ingredients like garlic, basil leaves and butter act as supporting characters that amplifies the flavor quotient in this dish. To make this lemon pasta dish, you can use any long pasta, and I opted for spaghetti. Follow the package instructions to cook pasta al dente. While the pasta is cooking, start with making lemon sauce. That way, you can add cooked pasta straight to the sauce. Again, don’t forget to reserve a cup of pasta water. Next up, the lemon sauce. Start with frying garlic in melted butter. Toss in the cooked pasta along with a little reserved water. At this stage, continue stirring and cooking until the sauce turns really shiny and emulsified. Add more pasta water if needed. Now, add in the remaining ingredients – lemon juice and zest, parmesan, basil, plenty of ground black pepper and salt. Toss and cook for few minutes until you get a lemon-flavored shiny sauce that sticks to the spaghetti. And done! Flavorful pasta al limone for your next dinner!
- For maximum flavor, I highly recommend fresh ingredients in this recipe -If basil leaves are not easily available, substitute with parsley Hungry for more? Connect with us @ Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.
