When you need dinner on the table fast, this Easy 15-Minute Lemon Pasta is the recipe to make. It’s light, fresh, buttery, and bursting with bright lemon flavor. Best of all? It uses simple pantry ingredients you probably already have on hand.
This quick pasta recipe is perfect for busy weeknights, lazy summer evenings, or even a simple lunch when you want something comforting without spending hours in the kitchen. The silky lemon butter sauce coats every strand of pasta beautifully while parmesan cheese adds just the right amount of richness.
If you love recipes that taste fancy but come together in minutes, this lemon pasta is about to become a family favorite.
I love when Kayla and I have a girl's night in while the guys are out doing guy things.
We love it when we have these nights to ourselves because it gives us the opportunity to create new foods like this delicious easy 15 minute Lemon Pasta, and spend some quality time together.
We both were in a pasta mood so I decided to do some browsing and find a delicious new pasta recipe. I came upon a Baked Lemon Pasta recipe from the Pioneer Woman that I knew I could twist and adapt to fit our style.
Of course, if Pioneer Woman recipes are your thing, you should check out my Pioneer Woman Lemon Bars recipe. Here is a round-up list of delicious Pioneer Woman recipes as well.
I loved the flavors of this creamy and delicious Lemon Pasta. I did not bake mine as the Pioneer Woman did, and it still turned out fabulous. This one is quickly becoming a favorite in my home.
How to Easily Make This Lemon Pasta Dish
Serve this pasta dish with some crusty no-knead bread and a delicious Kale salad.
This entire meal costs me around $6 to make for the whole family (enough to feed a family of 6-8)! It was filling, delicious, and so inexpensive that I will be making this again really soon!
What makes this such an easy dish to make is that there are really no proteins or sides to prepare.
Cook your pasta and make the sauce. Mix, and then dinner is done! But if you want to take it up a notch, finish the dish with a drizzle of La Tourangelle Avocado Oil Spray.
The way the bottles are made, you can spritz, drizzle or spray on your food. It really brought out the flavor in this easy lemon pasta dish.
The Best Cheese for This Dish
Make sure that if you are making this recipe, splurge and buy real Parmesan Cheese. Do not use the stuff in the can. Fresh Parmesan makes this dish taste so much better in my opinion.
So -- put on your favorite PJs, put on a girl's movie, and make this for dinner tonight. You will have the best time hanging out and eating a delicious and quick dinner made by you!
What have you made lately? What is your favorite quick weeknight dinner?
Looking for other delicious quick dinners? Here are a few we have whipped up lately --
- Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Carbonara
- 100 Meals You Can Make in 15 Minutes
- One Pan Cheeseburger Pasta
15 Minute Lemon Pasta
A delicious and yummy lemon pasta dish that will be on the table in 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces of your favorite style of pasta (I used gluten free ziti)
- 4 Tablespoons Salted Butter
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1 whole Lemon, Juiced And Zested
- 2 cups Sour Cream
- ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt, Or More To Taste
- Plenty Of Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Flat-leaf Parsley, Chopped
- Extra Lemon Juice
- La Tourangelle Avocado Oil spray (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box.
- Drain the pasta and reserve a cup of the cooking liquid. Set everything aside.
- In a skillet, melt butter with the olive oil over medium-low heat. When butter is melted, add minced garlic. Squeeze lemon juice into the pan. Turn off the heat.
- Add the sour cream to the butter mixture. Add lemon zest and salt. Stir everything together and then taste. You might want to add some more salt if it needs it.
- Pour sour cream mixture over drained pasta and stir together. If the sauce seems too thick, use some of the pasta water to loosen it up a bit.
- Move it to a beautiful serving bowl and then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
- Sprinkle lemon juice over the pasta one more time if you want to. If you want to finish it off, add a drizzle of the La Tourangelle Avocado Oil Spray.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 377Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 206mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 6g
this looks yummy. gonna make it now! 🙂
I found this yesterday and decided to make it last night! I did not have spaghetti noodles so I used fusilli noodles instead and added zucchini! it was amazing!! I cant wait to make it again and add some chicken and other veggies! great recipe!
I was thinking there would be heavy cream in this dish...so excited that there's not and that you used sour cream as the base. I can't wait to make this!
The creaminess... OH EM GEE.
I always love a good Lemon Pasta. Your recipe looks fantastic!
Mmmm, that's for all the tips in making this recipe. They were so helpful and I loved this recipe!
Perfect recipe. Easy peasy and delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, this is making me hungry, I'm going to get ingredients and try this for dinner. 🙂
I LOVE pasta and making a pasta dish in 15 minutes sounds great for the weeknights!
Looks So YUM! Love the addition of sour cream and also love the 15 minute recipe, I am making this pretty soon.
We loved this dish, so simple, and the flavor is amazing!
This lemon pasta is so deliciously creamy and SO easy to make! I'll be making this dish all summer long. Thank you for sharing!
That's a great way to use the spray! Love it!
This looks like a future family favorite! I am looking forward to trying this!
A delicious dinner in just 15 minutes? I am so in!
I have been on a pasta kick lately so this is perfect!
This looks so creamy and delicious! I bet this would be so good with grilled shrimp on top.