Description
This buttery lemon pasta is full of zesty lemon flavor in a silky, butter sauce. This is by far our most lemony pasta yet, plus it is so simple – you’ll make this again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces bucatini
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 lemons, zested and juiced
- 2 tablespoon pecorino romano cheese
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
Instructions
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Cook pasta according to package directions to al denté. Reserve ½ cup pasta water, drain and set aside.
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Melt butter, add garlic, lemon zest and crushed red pepper flakes (if using).
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Whisk in lemon juice and pecorino romano cheese.
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Add pasta water if needed and return pasta to pot.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Bucatini
- Method: Stovetop
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 295
- Sugar: 1.8 g
- Sodium: 306.1 mg
- Fat: 8.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 43.7 g
- Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 15.3 mg
