Recipe

Make this Creamy Lemon Butter Pasta in 15 Minutes

By Steph Cozza at University of Pittsburgh

Tired of eating your pasta with generic red sauce? This simple wine and butter sauce will deliver a rich creaminess you never knew you could cook. It’s unbelievably simple and definitely outshines anything that comes from a jar. You’ll never look back after realizing that spaghetti doesn’t have to be boring.

Lemon Butter Pasta

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Servings: 1
  • Easy
Ingredients
  • 4 tablespoon butter
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon flour
  • 1/3 cup white wine
  • Juice from 1 lemon
  • Salt, to taste
  • Parsley, to garnish

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Step 1

In a small pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter on medium-high heat. When the butter is melted, add minced garlic.

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Step 2

Sauté until golden and fragrant. Then, add flour and stir to combine.

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Step 3

Deglaze the pan by adding white wine. Turn the heat down to low and let the alcohol cook off. Let reduce until as much liquid evaporates as was added.

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Step 4

Turn the heat back up to medium-high and add lemon juice and remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Stir to combine.

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Step 5

Serve immediately over pasta and sprinkle with parsley flakes.

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Step 6

Enjoy.

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