A quick, easy meal that didn’t require an oven was exactly what I was looking for when I came across this recipe over at Barbara Bakes. She saw it over at Recipe Girl’s new site, Culinary Covers.
Five ingredients, and 30 minutes is all this recipe takes, ranking a 5 out of 5 star rating in my book.
The only change I made different from Lori and Barbara was to use fresh basil instead of the parsley.
It’s fresh, vibrant flavor was perfect for a warm day.The Kid would have nothing to do with it, but The Hubby and I enjoyed it.
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Linguini in Lemon Cream Sauce
Adapted from Vegetarian Times,
8 ounces dry linguine
1/2 cup light cream cheese
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tablespoons lemon zest
2 Tablespoons chopped parsley (I used basil)
- Cook linguine according to package directions in pot of boiling, salted water.
- Melt cream cheese in a small saucepan over low heat. Add oil and lemon juice and zest.
- Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of cooking water.
- Stir reserved cooking water into cream cheese mixture.
- Add pasta and parsley; tossing to coat.
- Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
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I’m so glad you tried it and loved it. Your pictures are better than mine. It looks so fresh and tasty. I can see you used your new camera. Your new pictures are so much better than your old ones. Aren’t you glad you spent all that money.
I love ALL of the ingredients you’ve used here (including your addition of fresh basil). I’m overdue for a pasta fix, and can’t think of anything I’d rather have for dinner than this delicious-looking dish. Hubby’s already scheduled to serve smoked ribs tonight (darn it), but I’m going to sneak this onto the menu anyway. Never mind the overall calorie count!
Love the photos! So bright and cheery! Great pasta dish! I will see you in a month! Yahoo:)
I love the ingredient combo of this pasta dish. Lemon anything brings great joy to me when I eat it. The photo is beautiful.
Judi
Yum! I definitely want to make this. And I like the addition of basil too. Thanks for the recipe!
I’ve totally been craving pasta!
This is hysterical…I just made this dish last night for my hub and moi. Just about all your ingredients plus I added some basil….Great minds think alike. Have a wonderful weekend
I saw this at the other Barbara (Bakes) blog and really liked the sound of it. I make another pasta dish with lemon and sour cream. The first time I was curious but now I know. Love the combination of lemon with something creamy on pasta.
Yum! That linguini looks lovely… I love lemon on pasta.
Megan, I feel like I’m stalking your recipes but everything you make sounds so gosh darned fabulous that I have to make them too. I think I have all the ingredients on hand for this, so will be making this for sure!!!
What a gorgeous and easy dish! Love your pictures here. Looks wonderful.
Oh wow – easy and delish. I’ve got to print this one out.
A lovely pasta, sounds wonderful with lemon cream sauce!
I love the flavor of lemon with pasta! Yours looks wonderful. I did a Lemon-Asparagus Linguine you might like. http://fightthefatfoodie.blogspot.com/2010/04/lemon-asparagus-linguine.html
this looks like a really good & easy dish, i just need to know if it can be made with chicken in it