This 15 minute spaghetti recipe is drizzled with an earthy, decadent lemon garlic browned butter sauce and mixed with wilted greens, almonds, and parmesan cheese. Simple, elegant, and delicious!
8oz.fresh baby greensbaby spinach, arugula, bagged spring greens, or other delicate greens that can be wilted
1cupparmesan cheesegrated
1cupsliced almondspine nuts and/or walnuts can also be used
salt and pepperto taste
Instructions
Cook spaghetti according to directions in heavily salted water until al dente.
Meanwhile, juice the lemon and mince garlic, so you are ready to add it to the butter immediately after the next step.
Brown the butter. Melt butter (1/2 cup) in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Once it is all melted, turn heat to high and whisk continuously. The butter will begin to foam and will eventually turn a rich, deep brown color (this is the milk solids starting to brown/burn). Careful- don't brown it too much or it will burn!
Once the butter has browned, immediately add the garlic and the lemon juice to the butter. The heat of the butter will cook the garlic and the lemon juice will stop the browning process.
During the last 30 seconds of cooking the spaghetti, add the greens to the pasta water. The water will blanch and wilt the greens.
Drain spaghetti and greens.
In a large bowl, mix spaghetti + greens with the browned butter mixture. Add the parmesan cheese, almonds, salt and pepper; toss to combine.
Notes
The provided nutrition information does not include any added sodium from seasoning to taste, any optional ingredients, and it does not take brands into account. Feel free to calculate it yourself using this calculator or by adding the recipe to Yummly.