Recipes
Pasta Al Limone
Published on July 19, 2023
Creamy pasta is complemented by bright tangy flavors of lemon, making it a favorite dish that everyone at the table will love. Treat your mom or the special someone in your life to a mouthwatering meal this Mother’s Day and take all that extra time to sit back, relax and share a glass of wine together.
Pasta Al Limone
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 25 mins
Ingredients
- ½ pound spaghetti pasta (½ package)
- Kosher salt
- 1 T butter
- 1 egg yolk (discard the egg white)
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 cup Grana Padano or Parmigiana Reggiano (finely grated)
- Black pepper and parsley or chives for garnish
Directions
Pasta:
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- Cook the pasta in salted water until very al dente, (undercook the pasta by about 2 minutes per package direction) drain and reserve ¼ – ½ cup hot pasta water.
Lemon Sauce:
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- In a small bowl whisk together 1 egg yolk, Zest and juice of one lemon and ½ cup heavy cream; mix in 1 cup finely grated Grana Padano or Parmigiana Reggiano
- In a medium saucepan on medium/low heat add butter and place drained hot pasta in the pan.
- Pour the cheese mixture over the hot pasta and stir.
- Add ¼ – ½ cup hot pasta water to blend till creamy. Adjust based on amount of pasta.
- Sprinkle with fresh cracked black pepper and parsley or chives, serve hot!
*Meat lovers could add a delicious pan-seared sirloin steak with a butter/rosemary topper to accompany the pasta!
