Lemon pasta - pasta al limone

Name: Lemon pasta - pasta al limone
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 7 oz linguine (or other type of pasta); 1 lemon; 2 Tbsp butter; 1 cup grated cheese; Fresh parsley leaves; salt; pepper

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Main Dish

2 servings

Very Easy

23 min

Let's travel to south of Italy, to the region of Campania, with this lemon pasta recipe !

Ingredients

7 oz linguine (or other type of pasta)
1 lemon
2 Tbsp butter
1 cup grated cheese
Fresh parsley leaves
salt
pepper

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time8 min

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
Wash and zest the lemon and then squeeze it.
When the water boils, add the linguine into the pot.
Melt the butter in a pan. Add a ladder of pasta water into the pan to make a creamy sauce.
Add parmesan cheese into the sauce (keep some to decorate your plate later), lemon zests and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the pasta into the pan with the sauce (2 min before they finish cooking).
Your pasta are ready when they're creamy !
Arrange your pasta in a plate and add some chopped parsley, parmesan cheese and there you are !