Pasta Recipe ⇉ Lemon Butter Herb Pasta

A quick, delicious, and light-tasting sauce with a zesty lemon flavor! You can easily add chicken, shrimp, or your favorite veggies to personalize this basic sauce. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

Ingredients

• 4 cups bow-tie pasta (farfalle)
• ¼ cup butter
• ¼ cup chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon oregano
• ¼ teaspoon dried basil
• ¼ teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir chicken broth, lemon juice, oregano, basil, and garlic into the butter. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to medium-low; cook until thickened to your desired texture, 5 to 7 minutes
3. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Stir cooked pasta into the butter sauce to coat.

Nutrition Facts

• calories239.1
• carbohydrateContent28.3 g
• cholesterolContent30.5 mg
• fatContent12.4 g
• fiberContent1.4 g
• proteinContent5.2 g
• saturatedFatContent7.5 g
• sodiumContent83.8 mg
• sugarContent1.5 g