Really craving pasta for lunch or dinner, but need it to be a bit light? Then we have the ultimate pasta dish for you: Our one-pot lemon pasta. This delightful dish is creamy, fresh, and needs a mere 15 minutes of prep time. Plus, as the name implies, only one pot! How awesome is that?
Making Our One-Pot Lemon Pasta
For the quick One Pot Lemon Pasta, you only need a few ingredients to achieve the dish’s signature taste. Begin by grabbing an onion and two cloves of garlic, chop them up, and sauté them in olive oil. That’s where a lot of kitchen magic starts, isn’t it? Next you’ll need an organic lemon. Make sure to give it a good wash with hot water, as this dish calls for quite a bit of lemon zest. Paired with lemon juice, you’ll find that this pasta is as fresh as it gets! For a special, slightly more tart twist, you can also add some lime juice to the recipe.
Both the lemon zest and lemon juice will go into a large pot together along with the vegetable broth, spaghetti noodles, and cream. You’ll want to simmer them until creamy, this should take about 15 minutes. Make sure to stir occasionally, lest the mixture burns. Oh, if you could only smell how lemony-fresh it smells! One of the best parts of this dish, besides its flavor, is its undeniably fresh fragrance!
As your nose is crinkling and mouth watering, you can shorten the waiting time by grating some Parmesan, picking off a few basil leaves and chopping some parsley while the sauce cooks. Before you know it the 15 minutes will be up and you’ll be ready to enjoy your creamy pasta dish with fresh Parmesan and herbs! The wait is truly, wonderfully, worth it.
One-pot lemon pasta is a dish that proves the every day can be just as delicous, even when you don’t feel like making anything too complicated or undertaking a complicated grocery trip. You probably already have most of the ingredients at home. Feel free to also integrate leftovers into our recipe. Is there a single tomato or two spring onions hanging out in the fridge? Great, put them in the pot!
Is there an opened jar of pickled tomatoes in the back? They also go wonderfully with the creamy pasta and will add a fantastically acidic pop of flavor!
Looking for more weeknight inspiration? Look no further than recipes like our Caesar pasta salad, Greek feta bake, and carrot and ricotta tart.
One Pot Lemon Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2½ cups hot vegetable broth
- 1 organic lemon
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup cooked spaghetti al dente
- 1 handful basil
- 1 handful parsley
- ½ cup heavy cream
- pepper
- Parmesan
- Fresh basil leaves
- Parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Peel and finely dice the onion and garlic cloves. In a pot, sauté them together in olive oil until translucent.
- Heat the vegetable broth with hot water. Let it briefly steep.
- Meanwhile, wash the lemon with hot water and finely grate the zest. Then halve the lemon and squeeze out the juice.
- Pour the hot vegetable broth into the pot and add a pinch of salt.
- Add the noodles to the pot: The pasta should be completely covered by the liquid. If necessary, add a little more broth or water.
- Stir in the lemon zest and lemon juice.
- Cover the pot with a lid and let the pasta simmer for about 5 minutes over low heat. Stir occasionally so that nothing sticks.
- Wash the basil and parsley, chop them finely. Then add them to the pasta along with the heavy cream.
- Stir everything well until the sauce is nice and creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Top your creamy one pot lemon pasta with some Parmesan, a few fresh basil leaves, and some parsley for garnish. Dinner is ready!