3-Ingredient Lemon pasta with feta and basil
Fresh, simple, and delicious, easy to make 3-Ingredient Lemon pasta with feta and basil.
Ingredients
1 package spaghetti (or capellini)
Zest and juice of 2 large lemons
1⁄4 pound salted butter
Sea salt and cracked black pepper
In large pasta pot of generously salted water, cook spaghetti for about 4 minutes, you do not want to fully cook the pasta, it will finish in the final stage below.
Meanwhile, in large skillet melt butter, add lemon zest (reserve 1 tablespoon for finishing) and juice, swirl around, then add to spaghetti from the pasta pot with 1 cup pasta water. Turn up the heat and toss until spaghetti reaches el dente stage, and pasta is silky and creamy. Top with more lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper to serve. Serves 4.