Creamy Lemon Pasta with Crunchy Bread Crumbs
Ingredients
- 4-5 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tsps red crushed pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil plus more to finish
- 4-5 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup parmesan, freshly grated
- 1/2 tbsp fresh thyme
- 1&1/4 cup Pasta water
- black pepper to taste
- 13 ounces spaghetti or any other pasta of your liking
- salt to taste
- 1 medium lemon juice and zest
Crunchy Bread Crumbs
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 tbsp fresh thyme or dried
Instructions
Crunchy Breadcrumbs
- Heat butter in a small skillet over medium heat.
- Add breadcrumbs and thyme. Cook over low-medium heat, stirring frequently, until the crumbs are golden.
- Set aside and begin making the pasta.
Creamy Lemon Pasta
- Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until al dente.
- Heat a pan with olive oil, garlic, red crushed pepper, thyme and stir on low heat.
- Then add in your black pepper and butter.
- Now add 1/2 cup of the pasta water, cheese, lemon juice, lemon zest and stir. Add the additional pasta water and stir on low to medium heat.
- Now add in your al dente pasta and finish cooking in the sauce. Add additional pasta water and parmesan to your liking.
- Taste and add additional seasoning to your liking. Finish with black pepper, parmesan and lemon zest.
- You can now top the pasta with crunchy bread crumbs or roasted artichoke.