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Ingredients
- Salt
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 3 turns of the pan
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 lemons, zested and juiced
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano
- Handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup (10 or 12 leaves) fresh basil, very thinly sliced
Directions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water and drop the spaghetti into the pot.
Heat a large deep skillet over low heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil and garlic and crushed red pepper flakes.
When the pasta has been cooking about 5 minutes, add lemon juice, a ladle of the cooking water from the pasta and the cream to the garlic and oil. Raise heat a bit to bring sauce to a bubble.
Drain pasta when it still has a good bite to it, al dente. Add lemon zest and half of the cheese to the cream sauce. Season the sauce with salt, to taste. Add pasta to pan and turn off heat. Toss the pasta with sauce a minute or 2, allowing it time to soak up the sauce.
Top the plates of pasta or platter with remaining cheese, parsley and basil.
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By bindweeder_12763972
East Bay, CA
on May 20, 2013
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Super tasty, ultimately flexible side dish. When I make it for the kids I don't zest the lemons and only use the juice from one lemon. Pairs well with fish, chicken, pork chops, even brats. I return to this recipe often.
By MJPush
on April 03, 2013
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Excellent flavor. I had half & half on hand so I substituted that for the cream and the sauce still thickened nicely. I also left out the lemon zest because it always tastes bitter to me. My entire family, including the kids, liked this recipe.
By jcorgidog_487128
Nolanville, TX
on June 15, 2012
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I'm not a great Rachael fan. For me her 5 star recipes are hit or miss, with far too many misses. However, I'd rate this a 6 star if I could. So simple, yet so flavorful. I left out the lemon zest and it came out just fine. Added extra garlic, too! My picky 12 and 15 year old daughters snarfed it up!
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