Lemon Pasta Sauce Recipe
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Lemon Pasta Sauce

By: MARBALET 
"It's creamy and it's wonderful and it's lemon and lime. Serve with cubed cooked meat or veggies, if desired."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (136)

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Wine Sauvignon Blanc
 

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Original Recipe Yield 4 to 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 10 ounces uncooked pasta

Directions

  1. In a sauce pan or skillet large enough to hold the pasta when it is done, combine the butter, cream, and beef broth or bouillon and simmer over medium heat until reduced by about half. Add the lemon juice, lemon and lime zest and set aside.
  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Toss pasta with sauce; serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 412 | Total Fat: 28.2g | Cholesterol: 131mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2003 by JOURN   view full review
I love this one. I do not add the lime zest and I always use extra lemon juice (I juice a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2003 by TRUCKERDOO   view full review
This was a FANTASTIC idea! Granted, I modified a bit. I used half-n-half, and added...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2006 by melissa   view full review
This recipe was fabulous! I do not think that the zest is neccesary though. I used 4...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 26, 2003 by cadensmom   view full review
Absolutely wonderful!We had it over fettuccine, asparagus and lemon pepper chicken and it was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 3, 2004 by Susan   view full review
Very nice basic sauce with a twist (of citrus). Would be a perfect side to go with any seafood...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 5, 2006 by Shannon :)    view full review
Great sauce, Holly. I used fat-free "half & half" (will use cream next time as there was an...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2010 by dhillyard Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Wonderful recipe. I didn't have Heavy cream so I used 2% milk and then added just a touch of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2002 by teasingu2   view full review
I thought this was awesome. I added lot's of garlic and about 1 lb. of shrimp. It's so...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2011 by ~*Dreamer*~   view full review
Great flavour! I let this reduce by half and it was still quite thin to use as a pasta sauce...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2007 by Melissa   view full review
This recipe was fabulous. I used half and half instead of the cream, and lemon pepper because...

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