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JULY 7, 2009 10:03AM

Foodie Tuesday: Baked Lemon Pasta

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This is a recipe I stole from another blog, the Pioneer Woman. Her recipes are incredible and her photography is to so vivid....I'm just sayin'. I didn't want anyone to miss out on this.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/05/baked-lemon-pasta/

 

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1 pound thin spaghetti
1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 lemon
2 cups sour cream
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, more to taste if desired
Plenty of grated Parmesan cheese
Flat leaf parsley, chopped
Extra lemon juice

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cook spaghetti until al dente.
In a skillet, melt butter with olive oil over LOW HEAT.
When butter is melted, add minced garlic.
Squeeze lemon juice into the pan. Turn off heat.
Add sour cream and stir mixture together. Add lemon zest and salt. Taste, then add more salt if necessary.
Pour mixture over drained spaghetti and stir together, then pour spaghetti into an oven safe dish.
Bake, covered, for 15 minutes. Then remove foil and bake for an additional 7 to 10 minutes. (Don’t bake too long or the pasta will dry out.)
When you remove it from the oven, squeeze a little more lemon juice over the top.
Top generously with Parmesan cheese, then chopped parsley.
Give it a final squeeze of lemon juice at the end.

Serve with crusty French bread and a simple green salad.

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Yum. Well, except the sour cream - it's SOUR cream. I usually throw my cream out when it's spoiled, not use it. Gross. How about regular cream?
Try it, I never have, and let me know how it works!
I just checked - I have all the ingredients. I think I'll throw some asparagus in it too.
Asparagus would be yummy! So would mushrooms I think.
You had me at the picture. This is dinner RIGHT NOW! Thanks!
Chicago Guy - let me know what you think! This is one of my favorites...
I usually find Pioneer Woman's recipes too rich (I know, but hubby has high cholesterol) but this is a keeper. Thanks!
Yum, now I know what to do with the lemons after I bottle up the next brew of limoncello.