Recipe

Lemon Butter Pasta

main mealpasta

Time30 min
Yield2 portions
Energy382 kcal
Components0
Contents

Ingredients

  • breadcrumb topping
  • 5mloil, olive, regular
  • 25gbreadcrumbs
  • 10gcapersrinsed and chopped
  • 0.25tspspice, chilli flakes
  • pasta
  • 130gpasta, spaghetti, dried
  • caramelised lemon
  • 5gbutter
  • 1wholelemonzested, juiced and half of it sliced
  • 10perherb, basil, leaf≈ 7 g herb, basil, leafchopped
  • 5gbutter
  • 300gcourgettethinly sliced
  • 2clovegarlicgrated
  • 5mlherb, thyme, fresh≈ 0.5 g herb, thyme, fresh
  • 0.25tspspice, pepper
  • 0.0625tspsalt
  • 0.125tspmonosodium glutamate
  • remove from heat
  • 100mlpasta cooking water

Instructions

Process

  1. Prep
    1. Lemon:
      1. zest and juice
      2. Make 4 thin slices (for 2 portions) for caramelisation
  2. Breadcrumb topping
    1. Heat the oil to medium
    2. Add the breadcrumbs, toast 3 minutes
    3. Add the rest of the ingredients, cook 1 minute
    4. Remove and set aside
  3. Pasta
    1. Cook until al dente
    2. Reserve the cooking water
  4. Lemon
    1. Heat the butter to medium high
    2. Add the lemon slices
    3. Sear until caramelised - approx 1 minute per side
    4. Remove from heat
    5. Finely chop the lemon slices, then mix with the zest, juice, basil
  5. Sauce
    1. Heat the butter to medium
    2. Add the courgette; cook until golden, approx 5 minutes
    3. Add the garlic and seasonings, cook 30 seconds
    4. Add the pasta, half of the lemon-basil mixture, and pasta water as required. Toss vigorously, stirring and adding more water until glossy and emulsified.
    5. Remove from heat
  6. Assembly
    1. Pasta+sauce
    2. lemon/basil mix
    3. Breadcrumbs

Nutrition details

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NutritionPer portionBatch total
Calories382765
Protein13.527.0
Carbohydrates60.9121.9
Total Sugars4.79.4
Free Sugars0.91.9
Fat8.015.9
Saturated Fat3.36.6
Fibre5.711.4
Alcohol0.00.0
Salt0.81.6
Iron3.036.07
Calcium106211
Vitamin B120.0150.03
Omega 300
Magnesium38.276.5
Potassium5221040
Caffeine00
Cost£1.23£2.46