Browned Butter Lemon Pasta
  • CourseMain Dish
  • CuisineVegetarian
Servings Prep Time
4servings 15minutes
Servings Prep Time
4servings 15minutes
Ingredients
  • 1/4cup butter
  • 2Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1tsp lemon zest
  • 2Tbsp Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • 2Tbsp lemon juice
  • 8oz spaghetti noodles, uncooked
  • 1pinch salt and pepper, to saste
  • 1/2cup Parmesan, finely grated
  • 8whole fresh basil leaves, chopped
  • 1/4cup sliced almonds (toasted if desired)
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta according to directions listed on package. Meanwhile, brown butter in a small saucepan, set aside.
  2. 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.
  3. Pour garlic mixture into brown butter mixture along with lemon juice, and whisk to combine.
  4. Once pasta has cooked through, drain well and return to pasta pot.
  5. 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
4 servings 15 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 servings 15 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 2 Tbsp Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 8 oz spaghetti noodles, uncooked
  • 1 pinch salt and pepper, to saste
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan, finely grated
  • 8 whole fresh basil leaves, chopped
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds (toasted if desired)
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Instructions
  1. Cook pasta according to directions listed on package. Meanwhile, brown butter in a small saucepan, set aside.
  2. 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.
  3. Pour garlic mixture into brown butter mixture along with lemon juice, and whisk to combine.
  4. Once pasta has cooked through, drain well and return to pasta pot.
  5. 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

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