Tasty Tuesdays
Tasty Kitchen has some amazing recipes lately that I can’t wait to get started on. Here’s one of my favorites; it received 4.5 out of 5 “mitts” 
And yes, mitts are equivalent to stars.
Baked Lemon Pasta
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 6
Recipe Description
Lemon is an unlikely flavoring for pasta, but oh…is it ever refreshing and good, especially in the spring and summer. You can use sour cream instead of cream or half and half. The smell of lemon and garlic emanating from the oven is to die for.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Thin Spaghetti
- 4 Tablespoons Salted Butter
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1 whole Lemon, Juiced And Zested
- 2 cups Sour Cream
- ½ teaspoons Kosher Salt, Or More To Taste
- Plenty Of Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Flat-leaf Parsley, Chopped
- Extra Lemon Juice
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cook spaghetti until al dente.
In a skillet, melt butter with olive oil over LOW HEAT. When butter is melted, add minced garlic. Squeeze lemon juice into the pan. Turn off heat.
Add sour cream and stir mixture together. Add lemon zest and salt. Taste, then add more salt if necessary. Pour mixture over drained spaghetti and stir together, then pour spaghetti into an oven safe dish.
Bake, covered, for 15 minutes. Then remove foil and bake for an additional 7 to 10 minutes. (Don’t bake too long or the pasta will dry out.)
When you remove it from the oven, squeeze a little more lemon juice over the top. Top generously with Parmesan cheese, then chopped parsley. Give it a final squeeze of lemon juice at the end.
Serve with crusty French bread and a simple green salad.
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