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Creamy lemon pepper sauce
This easy pasta recipe with creamy lemon pepper sauce flavored with garlic, fresh lemon and cracked pepper is the 20 minute dinner your week needs.
Course
Dinner
Cuisine
American
Keyword
cream sauce, lemon pepper, lemon pepper sauce
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
Calories
425
kcal
Author
Alida Ryder
Ingredients
1
tbsp
butter
2
garlic cloves
crushed/minced
1
cup
heavy / whipping cream
2
tsp
lemon juice
1
tsp
freshly cracked black pepper
2
tbsp
Parmesan cheese
grated
2
tbsp
finely chopped Parsley
salt
to taste
500
g (1lb)
pasta
cooked + 1 cup cooking water reserved
Instructions
Melt butter in a large pan/skillet.
Add garlic and allow to saute gently for 30 seconds until fragrant.
Pour in the cream and lemon juice then add the pepper.
Allow to come to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes until the sauce coats the back of a spoon.
Remove from the heat and stir in the Parmesan and the parsley.
Season to taste then add the cooked pasta.
Toss with the reserved pasta water until the pasta is coated and creamy.
Serve with Parmesan cheese and freshly cracked pepper.
Nutrition
Calories:
425
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
66
g
|
Protein:
10
g
|
Fat:
14
g
|
Saturated Fat:
8
g
|
Cholesterol:
35
mg
|
Sodium:
100
mg
|
Potassium:
29
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
1
g
|
Vitamin A:
323
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
53
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg