Spaghetti al Limone
Pasta in a bright sauce of lemon, butter and parmesan, sharp enough to wake up a tired evening.

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min
Serves
3
Per serving
628 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Cook the spaghetti in the salted water until al dente and keep a cup of the water.
Step 2: Melt the butter with the olive oil and the lemon zest.
Step 3: Add the lemon juice and a ladle of pasta water and swirl into a sauce.
Step 4: Toss the pasta through with the grated parmesan and black pepper, then finish with torn fresh basil.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 3 servings.
- 300 gSpaghetti
- 2 wholeLemon — zested and juiced
- 50 gButter
- 60 gParmesan — grated
- 1 tbspOlive oil
- ½ tspBlack pepper
- 1 tspSalt
- 2 litreWater
- 10 gFresh basil — torn
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 628 kcal
- Protein
- 21 g
- Carbohydrates
- 80 g
- Fat
- 25.2 g
- Saturated fat
- 12.7 g
- Fibre
- 4.6 g
- Sugar
- 3.9 g
- Sodium
- 954 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.