Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce for Pasta
This bright and delicious garlic lemon butter sauce for pasta is downright addictive. The pasta sauce is easy to make, and will become your favorite!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 lemon juiced and zested
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced or grated
- 2 teaspoon parsley chopped
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large skillet or a saucepan over medium heat. Add minced garlic, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Take it off heat, add in the fresh lemon juice and a bit of lemon zest if you want to, and mix it well.
- That’s it! You can then use this sauce with whatever pasta you like and enjoy a flavorful buttery, garlicky lemon pasta recipe.
Notes
Want to bring some extra Italian flavors into this delicious buttery sauce? Add in some dried herbs like rosemary, oregano and thyme.
Want a kick of heat into the lemon sauce? Add some red pepper flakes into the mix.
If you have any leftover lemon garlic butter sauce, you can store it for up to a week, if not longer. You can make the sauce in a big batch and store it for later too!
When using this sauce for your lemon garlic pasta recipe, remember to reserve a splash of pasta water. Then, add it to your pasta along with the sauce to get the perfect creamy lemon garlic pasta.
Remember to cook pasta until it is just al dente to get the perfect texture. Overcooking will ruin the pasta shape and texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 416kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 1gFat: 46gSaturated Fat: 29gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 122mgSodium: 152mgPotassium: 54mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1428IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 0.2mg
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