Best Basil Lemon Bowties Recipes

BASIL PASTA WITH LEMON GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter, thinly sliced lemon, and minced fresh garlic. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring a couple of times, until lemon slices brown and release juices and minced garlic is browned but not burned. Remove from heat and add 2 more tablespoons of butter. Stir until it melts. Remove lemon slices from the skillet.
• Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add pasta and cook al dente according to package instructions. Drain pasta.
• Add hot, drained, and cooked pasta to the cast-iron skillet with butter and garlic. Stir everything well.
• Add 2 more tablespoons of butter and grated Parmesan cheese. Stir on low-medium heat for a couple of minutes to spread out the cheese among the pasta and melt it a bit. Remove from heat. Taste and season with salt.
• Add half of the fresh chopped basil to hot pasta and mix everything well.
• When ready to serve, top with the remaining half of fresh chopped basil, toasted pine nuts, and cracked black pepper.

LEMON BASIL BOW TIES

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until al dente; drain.
• Transfer the pasta to a large serving bowl and toss with the olive oil.
• Add the toasted pine nuts, cottage cheese, basil and lemon peel and toss. Season to taste with salt.

BASIL-LEMON BOW TIES

Steps:

• Cook bowties according to package directions.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over low heat for 1 minute.
• Add garlic and saute, stirring often, for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Add well drained bowties and toss well until coated with garlic/oil mixture.
• Add lemon juice and zest, basil salt and pepper.
• Toss untl basil wilts.
• Top with parmesan cheese.
• Serve.