Angel Pasta with Lemon Sauce

Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon Sauce cooks up very quickly!  This simple lemon sauce that requires no cooking, only warming helps make dinner come together in a snap!  Angel hair pasta is tossed with a warm lemon sauce made with extra olive oil, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

Light, fresh-tasting, and delicious!  A quick and easy pasta dish you can make in less than 15 minutes and it gives you that refreshing essence in flavor every time!

What is Angel Hair Pasta?

Angel Hair Pasta is also called capellini pasta in Italian. It resembles spaghetti, only it is a much thinner noodle, with a delicate texture when cooked.

And, it cooks much faster than regular spaghetti. In fact, angel hair pasta will cook (in boiling water) for about 3 minutes or less, for it to be an al-dente texture.

You can find angel hair pasta in the pasta section of every supermarket.

 

Lemon Sauce is bright, fresh-tasting, easy to make, and healthy…

We love lemons all year long, especially during the summer months.  We try to incorporate them into our recipes as much as possible. 

Besides the meals we cook with lemon, we like to incorporate it with some desserts as well, like our raspberry lemon crumble bars,  and our Italian lemon cookies with lemon glaze, just to name a few.

The health benefits of incorporating lemons into our diets are huge!

HOW TO MAKE ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH LEMON SAUCE? (full recipe card below!)…

For Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon Sauce, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients Needed for Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon Sauce ( Spaghetti al Limone):

• 1 pound Angel Hair or Capellini pasta

• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter

• 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

• 1 Tbsp. lemon zest

• 1 large lemon juiced

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• Optional: 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves

• Optional: 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

• fresh cracked pepper to taste

• few stems of fresh basil, for garnish

Directions to Make this Easy Pasta Dish…

1.  In a large pot of boiling water, add 2 teaspoons of salt.  Add in angel hair pasta and cook until “al dente,” about 3 minutes or less.  Reserve 1/4 cup of salted water, and set aside.  Drain

2.  Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet or sauté pan.  Add olive oil,  zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.  Heat gently for 1 minute.  Toss with pasta (and if you need more liquid, add in the reserved 1/4 cup of salted water).

3.  Add fresh basil and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and toss until angel hair pasta is evenly coated. Pasta tends to absorb the sauce quickly, so if you feel the need to add some extra virgin olive oil, please do so.   Drizzle some in to keep the pasta extra moist.

4.  Serve in warm bowls and garnish with some fresh basil, lemon zest, and fresh cracked pepper on top.  Serve with extra grated Parmigiano cheese at the table.

Serves 4 to 6

Tips for Success!

• For this pasta, we highly recommend that you “under”cook the angel hair pasta slightly, to a very al-dente. 

• Because the pasta is so thin, it actually continues to cook while it is draining and will continue to internally. Be careful not to overcook, and you might end up with pasta that is too starchy and mushy.

• Also, it’s optional if you want to add in or leave out the grated Parmigiano cheese.  Just serve the grated cheese on the table for everyone to help themselves.  Not everyone is a fan of cheese all the time.
• Keep in mind, the angel hair pasta will absorb the lemon sauce quickly, so it’s best to serve it immediately.

 

What to serve with Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon Sauce:

You will enjoy our Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon Sauce with any of these dishes to choose from:

• Chicken Tenders Smothered in Lemon & Parsley
• Grilled Ginger-Lime Chicken Kabobs
• Best Salmon Piccata
• Easy Baked Shrimp Scampi Dinner
• Pan-Seared Mahi Mahi
• Chicken Rollatini with Prosciutto and Cheese. 
• Mom’s Best Chicken Piccata.

A pasta dish like this one is very easy to adapt, simply because you can add more or less lemon juice, zest, and even extra virgin olive oil to suit your taste. 

Also, you may even add some crushed red pepper flakes (about 1/8 tsp.) to give it some heat.

Keep in mind, that nothing in this recipe has to be the exact amount to make it perfect, just like some of the photos I make for Pinterest – they’re not perfect!

With the picky eaters in my family, it was a nice surprise to see how they all loved my pasta with lemon sauce!

Try this recipe with Gluten-Free Angel Hair or  GF Capellini Pasta.

ENJOY!!

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MORE EASY and TASTY PASTA RECIPES! 

• Bucatini with Truffle Oil and Ricotta Salata
• Vegetable Bolognese with Pappardelle
• Spinach Ravioli with White Cream Asparagus Sauce

 

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