Creamy lemon and basil pasta
Ingredients
for 4 person
400 g | pasta (e.g. Linguine) |
salted water, boiling |
60 g | butter |
2 | organic lemons, grated zest and the juice |
125 g | cream cheese, plain |
½ tsp | chilli flakes (e.g. Fine Food Chile Chipotle) |
salt and pepper to taste | |
1 bunch | basil, roughly chopped |
40 g | Parmesan, grated |
How it's done
Linguine
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until just al dente. Set aside 100 ml of the cooking water, drain the pasta.
Sauce
Heat the butter in the same pan. Add the lemon zest, cook briefly. Add the lemon juice (approx. 1 ½ dl), cream cheese and reserved cooking water, mix, season. Add the pasta, heat gently. Mix in the basil, serve with cheese.
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