One-Pot Lemon Garlic Pasta

Name: One-Pot Lemon Garlic Pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 400g spaghetti; 6 cloves garlic; 2 lemon; 60g parmesan; 40g butter; 2 tbsp olive oil; handful fresh parsley; pinch chilli flakes

Everything cooks in one pot — pasta, garlic, lemon, and parmesan. Impossibly simple, incredibly good.

$ $0.80 /serving

⏱ Prep: 5 min

🔽 Cook: 15 min

◴ Total: 20 min

👥 4 servings

📝 Instructions

1 Cook spaghetti in well-salted water, reserve 300ml pasta water before draining
2 Meanwhile slice garlic thinly
3 Heat olive oil and butter in a wide pan
4 Fry garlic 2-3 mins until golden (not brown)
5 Add lemon zest and chilli flakes
6 Add drained pasta and 200ml pasta water
7 Toss vigorously, adding more water if needed
8 Remove from heat, stir in parmesan and lemon juice
9 Scatter parsley and serve immediately

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