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Spaghetti al Limone Recipe
This Spaghetti al Limone Recipe is perfect anytime you want a taste of spring, regardless of the season. It's bright, cheery, and full of delicious flavors. Parmesan, garlic, and fresh basil add to the wonder of this easy (and healthy!) dish.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 21 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 6 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pot
- dutch oven
- oven
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Boil
2
In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, bring generously salted water to boil. Add spaghetti to boiling water and cook until al dente, according to package instructions.
spaghetti (uncooked)1 pound
3
Reserve 2 cups pasta water. Drain the rest of water from pasta, but do not rinse. Set aside.
4
Saute
5
Heat half of the olive oil in now empty pot until shimmering. Add onion and garlic, 1/2 tsp kosher salt, and 1/2 tsp black pepper. Stir and cook ⏱️ 2 minutes.
garlic (minced)3 cloveskosher salt (to taste)
6
Cook
7
Whisk in 1 1/2 cups reserved pasta water and heavy cream into the pot. Bring to simmer and cook ⏱️ 2 minutes. Remove pot from heat and return pasta to pot. Stir until coated.
8
Stir in rest of the olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, and Parmesan.
lemon zest (finely grated, about 2 lemons)2 teaspoons
9
Toss to coat, adding more of the reserved pasta water if needed to achieve desired consistency. Stir in fresh basil and season with additional kosher salt and pepper to taste.
kosher salt (to taste)
10
Serve warm, with freshly shaved Parmesan for garnish.
Nutrition Facts
calories
436 kcal
fat Content
16 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
142 mg
protein Content
13 g
cholesterol Content
17 mg
carbohydrate Content
59 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
unsaturated Fat Content
10 g
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