Extreme Lemon Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4-1 lb pasta (linguini or spaghetti)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4-1/2 cup basil leaves, coarsly sliced
• parmesan cheese (to garnish)
• 3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted

Recipe

• 1 boil pasta 'til almost done; remove pan from heat.
• 2 in another pan, that the pasta will fit into later, melt the butter and olive oil. saute minced garlic til fragant but not brown, about 5 minutes.
• 3 pour the cream into the pan.
• 4 turn heat to med-high. bring butter and cream to a gentle boil. it may curdle but will smooth out later.
• 5 once boiling, add the lemon juice and zest. turn down heat to simmer and continue stirring until reduced by almost a third. remove sauce from heat.
• 6 drain the pasta; pour it into the sauce and gently toss pasta with lemon sauce.
• 7 grate parmesan over top, add the basil, and gently toss again.
• 8 to serve, plate the lemon pasta and garnish with more parmesan and sprinkle toasted pine nuts over.