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pasta with cheesy lemon cream sauce

pasta with cheesy lemon cream sauce

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Citrus Recipe
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    thefoodonline's Notes: inspired by smittenkitchen.com's spaghetti with lemon and olive oil al limone, this pasta spiked my interest with the inclusion of two of my all time fave ingredients...parmesan, and lemon...

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Serves 4

  1. zest lemons (you will however only need 1 tablespoon of zest). juice all lemons and set juice aside.

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  2. in a large dutch oven, add olive oil and garlic and allow to saute just until garlic becomes fragrant.

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  3. add 1/2 & 1/2 or milk, lemon zest and about 1/2 cup water over high heat for about 2-3 minutes until slightly thickened.

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  4. add pasta to pot and stir until well coated. add 3/4 cup of parmesan, lemon juice and toss eveything together to coat. if you so choose, you can add some more pasta water (or just regular hot water) if you want your pasta ro be a bit looser.

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  5. stir in chives or scallions and toss. season with salt and generously with pepper.

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  6. serve immedietely in large bowls and sprinkle each serving with remaining parmesan cheese.

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