Lemon Mint Pasta Food

The throw-everything-in-a-bowl simplicity of this light, satisfying, no-cook pasta sauce belies its complex flavors, including Parmigiano-Reggiano, lemon, mint, olive oil, and red-pepper flakes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Pasta and Grains

Number Of Ingredients 8

• Ingredients

The pairing of pasta with mint and Parmesan is a good one. There is something about the lightly assaultive yet somehow sweet nature of mint that is unlike any other herb. Older cuisines use it occasionally, but it is rarely seen as a major player. In this dish, however, softened by butter and cheese, mint converts a basic but undeniably heavy combination into an easy yet complex pasta dish best described as refreshing. To the inevitable question, Can I use olive oil instead of butter? my answer is that you can, but you will completely change the nature of the dish; it won't be bad, but it won't be as good. Better, I think, to cut the butter back to two tablespoons. But because this sauce is cut with the pasta cooking water, the butter is spread nicely throughout, and it really isn't a huge amount per person.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, pastas, main course, side dish

Time 20m

Yield 3 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 640, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 87 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 401 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Buy a bunch of parsley along with basil or chives to keep on hand in your refrigerator. The herbs will keep for a week if properly stored. Produce departments often use misters, but greens don't keep well once wet. When you get home, spin the herbs in salad spinner if they're wet, wrap them in a paper towel and then bag them.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     dinner, weekday, pastas, main course

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 467, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 71 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 16 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 381 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams

I got this out of a recent Martha Stewart Magazine. I made it and served it with green peas on the side. My kids loved this. It was also really fast and easy. Great weeknight summer pasta dish. The original recipe called for fettuccine, but I made it with angel hair instead because that's what I had on hand. The recipe also stated that you could substitiue fresh basil for the mint, but the mint was great.

Provided by L1lfish

Categories     Lemon

Time 25m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 366.2, Fat 7.5, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 12.5, Sodium 221.4, Carbohydrate 58.2, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 1.6, Protein 15.5