Springtime Pasta W Lemon Cream Sauce Food

LINGUINE WITH LEMON-CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water; drain pasta and return to pot. Meanwhile, in a small pot, heat oil over medium. Add shallots, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until tender, 4 minutes. Add cream and lemon zest. Bring to a boil and cook until slightly thickened, 8 minutes. Add lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour cream sauce over pasta and toss, adding enough pasta water to create a thin sauce that coats pasta.

SPRINGTIME PASTA W/ LEMON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In large saucepan, cook ravioli and asparagus in boiling water about 7 minutes or until raviloi is tender; drain.
• Meanwhile, while the ravioli is cooking, in a saucepan, combine milk, cream cheese, butter and lemon peel; cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally; stir in ham, parmesan and white pepper.
• Toss cream mixture with ravioli and asparagus; serve immediately.

PRIMAVERA PASTA

Steps:

• Prepare all the vegetables: cut the bell pepper into 1/4-inch (1/2 cm) strips, zucchini into 1/3-inch (3/4 cm) half-slices, green beans in half crosswise, cut off the woody ends of asparagus (white parts) and cut the asparagus into 2-3 parts, cut the garlic into very thin slices.
• Cook the pasta al dente. 5 minutes before the end of the cooking, add the green beans (thin green beans need 4-5 minutes cooking time, thicker beans about 5-6 minutes). Strain the pasta and beans.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan, add the bell pepper and half of the zucchini. Cook over high heat for about 2-3 minutes, or until the vegetables are slightly browned but still very crunchy (they cannot be very soft). Transfer the vegetables to a plate.
• Add half a tablespoon of oil and the other half of zucchini and asparagus to the pan. Cook it the same way as described above. Transfer the vegetables to a plate.
• Add a tablespoon of butter to the pan and when it's melted add the garlic. Cook for about 30 seconds.
• Add the broth, scrape all the browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula and cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes, or until the broth thickens a little.
• Add the cream and lemon zest. Cook for a few minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
• Season the sauce with lemon juice (it should be very lemony).
• Add the peas and cook in the sauce for 30-60 seconds (fresh peas will need about 20 sec and the frozen peas about a minute).
• Add the grated Parmesan cheese, season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste. Take the pan off the heat.
• Add the cooked vegetables and pasta. Stir everything together, season with more salt and pepper if necessary.
• Serve with more grated Parmesan cheese and optionally fresh basil leaves.
• Enjoy!

TUNA PASTA WITH LEMON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook your pasta according to directions, drain and reserve 2 tablespoons of the cooking water.
• Return the pasta and cooking water to the saucepan and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add the flour.
• Cook, stirring for 30 seconds, then remmove from the heat.
• Slowly add the lemon juice, stirring and bring to the boil over medium heat.
• Allow to cool a little, then add the cream.
• Add the cream mixture, tuna, olives, capers, parsley, 3/4 of the lemon rind, and salt and pepper to the pasta.
• Toss over a low heat until well combined.
• Spoon into serving bowls and sprinkle with the remaining lemon rind.

PASTA W/LEMON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Empty ricotta into blender or food processor, using the steel blade.
• Add salt.
• Process until all graininess disappears and ricotta has the texture of thick whipped cream.
• Flavor the mixture with lemon peel and nutmeg.
• Store in refrigerator.
• Drain the hot cooked pasta, then immediately return it to the saucepan it was cooked in
• Add the whipped ricotta.
• Toss until pasta is well coated with the sauce.
• If desired, garnish with parmesan, fresh parsley or a few thin slices of pitted black olives.

SPRINGTIME PASTA

Steps:

• Boil the pasta in salted water. Add the kale for the final 2 mins, then drain, reserving a little of the cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, dry-fry the bacon in a nonstick pan until crisp. Remove from the pan and drain off most of the fat, leaving behind about 1 tsp. Gently fry the onion in the fat for 2-3 mins until soft.
• Tip the cooked pasta and kale into the pan, then stir through the bacon and goat's cheese. Add a little of the pasta cooking water if the mixture seems a bit dry. Serve in bowls scattered with grated Parmesan, if you like.