Cook pasta according to directions listed on package. Meanwhile, brown butter in a small saucepan, set aside.
Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic and lemon zest and saute until lightly golden. Stir in bread crumbs and toast, stirring constantly, until golden (they will toast quickly), remove from heat.
Pour garlic mixture into brown butter mixture along with lemon juice, and whisk to combine.
Once pasta has cooked through, drain well and return to pasta pot.
Pour browned butter mixture over pasta, season with salt and pepper to taste (I’d recommend being somewhat generous with the pepper), add Romano cheese, basil and almonds and toss mixture to evenly coat. Serve warm.
Recipe Notes
Recipe adapted from cookingclassy.com
Browned Butter Lemon Pasta
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CourseMain Dish
CuisineVegetarian
Servings
Prep Time
4servings
15minutes
Servings
Prep Time
4servings
15minutes
Ingredients
1/4cupbutter
2Tbspextra virgin olive oil
2clovesgarlic, finely minced
1tsplemon zest
2TbspItalian seasoned bread crumbs
2Tbsplemon juice
8ozspaghetti noodles, uncooked
1pinchsalt and pepper, to saste
1/2cupParmesan, finely grated
8wholefresh basil leaves, chopped
1/4cupsliced almonds (toasted if desired)
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Instructions
Cook pasta according to directions listed on package. Meanwhile, brown butter in a small saucepan, set aside.
Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic and lemon zest and saute until lightly golden. Stir in bread crumbs and toast, stirring constantly, until golden (they will toast quickly), remove from heat.
Pour garlic mixture into brown butter mixture along with lemon juice, and whisk to combine.
Once pasta has cooked through, drain well and return to pasta pot.
Pour browned butter mixture over pasta, season with salt and pepper to taste (I'd recommend being somewhat generous with the pepper), add Romano cheese, basil and almonds and toss mixture to evenly coat. Serve warm.