Lemon Pasta With Spinach Food

LEMON PASTA WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute garlic in butter until tender. Add the spinach, lemon juice and zest, salt and pepper; cook 2-3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted., Drain pasta. Add to skillet; toss to coat.

LEMON PASTA WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• In a large deep sided skillet set over medium heat, add the olive oil, garlic, chili and bay leaf. Give a good stir for about a minute until the garlic is fragrant.
• Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.
• In a large pot of boiling water, add spaghetti and cook to instructions on the pack. When cooked, remove and drain. Reserve about 1 cup/240 ml of pasta water.
• Increase heat to high, add the vegetable stock and bring to a simmer. Allow it to reduce about 3 minutes. Pour in the cooking cream and stir well and bring back to a gentle simmer.
• Pour in the lemon juice and then the spaghetti. Give a really good stir around.
• Add in a cup/240 ml of pasta water, the butter, cheese, lemon zest, the fresh spinach, parsley, salt and pepper. and give a really good stir.
• Serve immediately. Can garnish with extra parmesan and parsley if desired.

QUICK AND EASY LEMON SPINACH PASTA

Steps:

• Fill large pot with water and add the whole lemon to the water. Remove zest from about 1/2 of the whole lemon and set the zest aside for the sauce. Add zested whole lemon to the water and bring the water with the lemon to a boil over high heat. Once boiling remove lemon and set aside to cool. Add salt to your water, then add pasta and cook to al dente according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, stir together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Prepare your spinach and set aside. When lemon is cool enough to handle, cut in half and juice. Pour juice through a strainer in to a small bowl, to remove seeds and pulp. Set aside.
• When pasta is cooked, before draining, remove 1 cup of the pasta water and set aside. Drain pasta well and return to the pot. Add sauce mixture and spinach to the pot with the hot pasta and with tongs, toss well until the spinach is wilted and sauce is coating the pasta. Drizzle with reserved lemon juice and toss well. If pasta seems tight (clumpy/sticking together), add a bit of your reserved pasta water to the pasta and toss to loosen it up. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste. Serve with additional freshly grated Parmesan and more freshly ground pepper.

LEMON SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the oil, Parmesan, and lemon juice in a large bowl to blend.
• Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Toss the pasta with the lemon sauce, and the reserved cooking liquid, adding 1/4 cup at a time as needed to moisten. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with lemon zest and chopped basil.

PASTA WITH LEMON, SPINACH, PARMESAN AND BREAD CRUMBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Toss bread crumbs with 1 TBS oil in large bowl to coat.
• Spread evenly on rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake until breadcrumbs are golden, about 5 minutes.
• Cool.
• Sprinkle with salt.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally.
• Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 6 TBS oil, thinly sliced garlic, lemon juice, and dried crushed red pepper in heavy small saucepan over medium heat.
• Cook oil mixture until garlic turns golden, about 5 minutes.
• Toss pasta, oil mixture and spinach in large bowl until spinach wilts, adding reserved cooking liquid as needed to moisten.
• Sprinkle breadcrumbs over.
• Serve pasta, passing grated Parmesan cheese seperately.

LEMONY PASTA WITH GOAT CHEESE AND SPINACH

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 2 cups pasta water, then drain.
• In pot, stir together goat cheese and 1 cup pasta water over medium. Add pasta, spinach, parsley, cilantro, lemon zest and juice, and more pasta water if necessary to create a light sauce that coats pasta; season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with walnuts and serve.

BAKED PASTA WITH SPINACH, LEMON AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 minutes or until almost al dente, omitting salt and fat.
• Remove from heat; stir in spinach. Let stand for 2 minutes or until spinach wilts. Drain pasta mixture well.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add onion; cook 15 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently.
• Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Add flour and garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly with a whisk.
• Gradually add milk and wine; cook 8 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens, stirring constantly.
• Stir in 3/4 cup of cheese, salt and rind. Remove from heat; stir in pepper.
• Add pasta mixture, and toss gently to coat.
• Spoon pasta mixture into a 13x9 inch-glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle half of panko breadcrumbs over pasta, and top evenly with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
• Sprinkle the remaining half of panko breadcrumbs over cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.