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Lemon Spaghetti Recipe
Lemon spaghetti is an easy, quick and delicious lemon pasta recipe. A light and fresh main dish, perfect for summer.In our recipe we preferred a pasta sauce made with lemon juice and zest, with NO CREAM.Usually, for this recipe, we use spaghetti, which goes better with this lemon sauce, taking up all its aroma. In place of spaghetti you can even use linguine or tagliolini.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 437 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 350 g Spaghetti 12 oz
- 40 g butter 2 ½ tablespoons, unsulted
- 1 lemon large size, organic
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
- 1 tablespoon parsley fresh chopped
- 1 ½ liters water 7 cups
- ½ tablespoon salt coarse
Instructions
- Wash the lemon and then grate the zest, avoiding the bitter white part. Squeeze out the juice and set aside.
- Place the butter, oil and grated lemon zest in a large non-stick pan. Remember to save some of the zest to add at the end. Melt the butter and sauté it. Stir well with a wooden spoon and add the lemon juice. Finally add the garlic clove. Simmer on low heat for about 5 minutes.
- Cook spaghetti in 1.5 liters (7 cups) of water with ½ tablespoon coarse salt.
- Take a look at the cooking time of the spaghetti on their package. Halfway through cooking, drain spaghetti and place in skillet with lemon sauce. Spaghetti should be very much al dente, practically still raw, and finish cooking in the pan with the sauce.
- Add a ladleful of the starch-rich cooking water. Finish cooking the spaghetti in the pan, stirring well. If necessary, add a little more water. Serve hot with more lemon zest and a little chopped parsley on top.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
437kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
68g
(23%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
962mg
(40%)
Potassium
244mg
(7%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
340IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
16mg
(18%)
Calcium
42mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 437
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 437kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 962mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 244mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 340IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.