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Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

Chi-town girl — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 20:51:57 GMT

Going to make this for a future Sunday dinner to accompany grilled chicken and shrimp.

INGREDIENTS

1 pound dried capellini
2 sticks unsalted butter
Zest and juice from 2 large lemons
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS

Step 1: Zest and juice lemons

Start by zesting then juicing the lemons and setting each aside.

Step 2: Cook pasta

Cook the capellini or angel hair pasta for about 3-4 minutes, until just al dente. This pasta is super delicate and will fall apart or mush together if it gets overcooked. You’ll also be tossing it with the sauce, so it will continue to cook.

Step 3: Make lemon sauce

To make the butter lemon sauce, start by heating a saute pan over medium heat. Add sticks of butter and let melt. Once melted, add the lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Stir to combine, then turn heat to low.

Step 4: Transfer pasta to sauce

As soon as the pasta is done, lift out of the water with a pasta spoon and transfer to the skillet with the sauce. Toss together, adding reserved pasta water to keep the pasta moist.

Don’t be afraid to add reserved pasta water. It’s a great method that adds a rich silkiness to the sauce and acts as a thickening agent.

Step 5: Serve

Portion the lemon capellini into six servings and serve warm. Garnish with additional lemon zest, salt, pepper or fresh herbs (fresh parsley but basil would be delicious too)

Serve with a portion of grilled chicken to make it a hearty meal.
Prefer seafood? Top with scallops, roasted salmon or sauteed shrimp.
Saute garlic or shallots with the melted butter and lemon to add extra flavor.
Toss in roasted vegetables

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

DSD2 — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:01:18 GMT

This looks delicious! That said, all of Ina's recipes have me salivating!

Please let us know how it came out.

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

SloopJohnB — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:04:40 GMT

@Chi-town girl You had me at capellini.....🍋🍝

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

QVCkitty1 — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:18:23 GMT

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Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

PA Mom-mom — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:21:33 GMT

@Chi-town girl That looks yummy! Ina had me at 2 sticks of butter. I just love all things lemon, but DH is not the biggest fan. He'll eat it, but won't gush about it. Thanks for posting.

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

drizzellla — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:28:08 GMT

Let me start out by saying I like butter. But 2 sticks of butter?

And just 2 lemons?

I am not sure about the ratio. I know Ina Garten knows more about cooking than I ever will.

I will have to try it. My son hates tomatoes so this is a recipe that I know he will at lest try.

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

Chi-town girl — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:32:13 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@Chi-town girl That looks yummy! Ina had me at 2 sticks of butter. I just love all things lemon, but DH is not the biggest fan. He'll eat it, but won't gush about it. Thanks for posting.

@PA Mom-mom - you can make a non lemon version of it. If you like cheese, add some Parmesan cheese and fresh grated black pepper

It reminds me of the Greek pasta they sell at Greek Festival which is a very simple pasta dish using Greek olive oil and topped with crumbled Greek Mizithra cheese.

I'm going to have sone fresh grated parm cheese on the side for the lemon pasta and just added Mizithra cheese to my shopping list. Why not have 2 cheese options 😊

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

Chi-town girl — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:34:21 GMT

@drizzellla wrote:
Let me start out by saying I like butter. But 2 sticks of butter?

And just 2 lemons?

I am not sure about the ratio. I know Ina Garten knows more about cooking than I ever will.

I will have to try it. My son hates tomatoes so this is a recipe that I know he will at lest try.

@drizzellla - I think 1 stick of butter is sufficient. Especially since I will also make garlic bread as a side.

You can always add more lemon juice, but the zest has a ton of flavor

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

LdyBugz — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 22:03:49 GMT

@Chi-town girl. That looks yummy! You know, Jeff Mauro made a cheesy version of this on The Kitchen today. His recipe is below for comparison. He used a lot less butter. Katie Lee raved about his dish.

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

Chi-town girl — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 22:12:47 GMT

@LdyBugz - that pasta recipe looks AMAZING!!! Thanks for sharing & posting it 🤗

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

LdyBugz — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 22:18:19 GMT

@Chi-town girl Sorry! I forgot to mention the name of his pasta dish! It's called Bucatini al Limone.

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

deepwaterdotter — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 22:28:28 GMT

I make a similar recipe with olive oil, panko, and capers (torn from an issue of Cook's Illustrated and altered to my taste):

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 cup panko crumbs

2 tbsp capers, rinsed

4 tsp anchovy paste

1 tsp lemon zest

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp minced garlic

1 tsp Dijon mustard

1/2 tsp salt

12 oz angel hair pasta (I like Barilla)

1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Stir panko into 1 tbsp hot olive oil in skillet until golden brown. Save in dish for later.

Puree capers, anchovy paste, lemon zest and juice, garlic, mustard, salt, and olive oil in food processor until smooth. Save in big bowl.

Stir pasta and 1 tbsp salt into 4 qts boiling water. Save 1 cup of pasta water, then drain. Whisk 1/2 cup water into bowl of sauce. Pour pasta into bowl of sauce and mix. Stir in rest of water.

Sprinkle with panko and Parmesan to serve.

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

Trailrun23 — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 22:33:48 GMT

I love everything Ina makes. I would add a third lemon and probably cut back to 1 and 1/2 sticks of butter. I don't eat much red sauce so this really sounds good to me and I know the grands would like it...I add frozen peas right before serving. Chicken nuggets on the side, of course.

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

riley1 — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 18:02:59 GMT

@Chi-town girl - I made this recipe last week and it was so gooooood. Enjoy!

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

Chi-town girl — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:46:41 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
I make a similar recipe with olive oil, panko, and capers (torn from an issue of Cook's Illustrated and altered to my taste):

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup panko crumbs
2 tbsp capers, rinsed
4 tsp anchovy paste
1 tsp lemon zest
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp salt
12 oz angel hair pasta (I like Barilla)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Stir panko into 1 tbsp hot olive oil in skillet until golden brown. Save in dish for later.

Puree capers, anchovy paste, lemon zest and juice, garlic, mustard, salt, and olive oil in food processor until smooth. Save in big bowl.

Stir pasta and 1 tbsp salt into 4 qts boiling water. Save 1 cup of pasta water, then drain. Whisk 1/2 cup water into bowl of sauce. Pour pasta into bowl of sauce and mix. Stir in rest of water.

Sprinkle with panko and Parmesan to serve.

@deepwaterdotter - thank you! I use some recipes from Cooks Illustrated

Re: Ina Garten’s Lemon Capellini Recipe

Chi-town girl — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:47:25 GMT

@riley1 wrote:
@Chi-town girl - I made this recipe last week and it was so gooooood. Enjoy!

@riley1 Thank you for your review!