Recipes

[Chi-town girl]

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

[DSD2]

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

Please let us know how it came out.

[SloopJohnB]

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

[QVCkitty1]

😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

[PA Mom-mom]

@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.

[drizzellla]

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.

[Chi-town girl]

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@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.

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@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 😊

[Chi-town girl]

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@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.

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@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

[LdyBugz]

@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.  

[Chi-town girl]

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