Pasta With Brown Butter, Whole Lemon, and Parmesan

Name: Pasta With Brown Butter, Whole Lemon, and Parmesan
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb. short tube pasta (such as paccheri or rigatoni); Kosher salt; 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, divided; 1 small regular lemon or Meyer lemon, very thinly sliced into rounds, seeds removed; 1 oz. Parmesan, finely grated, plus more for serving; Freshly ground black pepper

By Andy Baraghani

February 11, 2020

Pasta Recipe with Brown Butter Whole Lemon and Parmesan

Photo by Laura Murray, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Sophie Strangio

A weeknight pasta that utilizes simple pantry ingredients in a luxurious way. A sliced whole lemon gives unbeatably fresh aroma from the skin, bitter complexity from the pith, and tart, puckery juice from the flesh. Thin slices soften evenly and ensure that the lemon plays nicely with the pasta, brown butter, and Parmesan.

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