Lemon Garlic Pasta

5 from 1 vote

This easy, no fuss lemon garlic pasta is full of buttery, garlic flavor with tons of fresh lemon and parmesan. Ready in under 25 minutes with classic, staple ingredients.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Pasta

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: servings

Calories: 306kcal

Author: Briana

Ingredients

12 ounces cooked pasta of choice (any pasta can be used, but regular linguine pasta is used in the nutrition facts)
2 cups reserved pasta water
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons olive oil
8 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste)
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
½ teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
2 lemons juice and zest
4 ounces freshly grated parmesan cheese (to taste)
fresh parsley, chopped (optional and to taste)

Instructions

Prepare the pasta in salted water according to package instructions. Reserve 2 cups of of pasta water, then set pasta aside.
In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter and add olive oil. Once the butter is melted, stir in garlic, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes. Stir constantly for about 1 minute until garlic is fragrant, then remove the skillet from the heat.
Stir in salt, pepper, fresh lemon zest, and lemon juice. Add the cooked pasta and toss to combine, with about 2 ounces of pasta water, then toss to combine.
Add freshly grated parmesan, and chopped parsley to the noodles, along with seasoning to taste. Stir in more pasta water until desired consistency is reached. Serve, and enjoy!
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Notes

If the pasta begins to dry out, add small amounts of pasta water and toss the noodles to coat until the sauce becomes silky smooth again.
Always heavily salt the pasta water to make sure the noodles absorb flavor.
Cook the pasta al dente.
Use fresh ingredients whenever possible for this recipe.
For more substitutions, variations, and diet types, be sure to check the body of the blog post.

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