Food Blog: MAY EMAIL ONLY RECIPE! Lemon Garlic Spring Pea Pasta

Sunday, May 2, 2021

MAY EMAIL ONLY RECIPE! Lemon Garlic Spring Pea Pasta

HAPPY MAY! The beginning of a new month means it's time for this Lemon Garlic Spring Pea Pasta!

If I haven't said it recently, I really appreciate you being here. In case you missed it, at the beginning of every month, I'll be sharing an email-exclusive recipe. Basically, this recipe won't be on the blog and it's only available to my email subscribers (that's you!) -- woohooooo!

Ok so let's get to it. This pasta screams spring -- your favorite pasta plus peas all covered in the BEST lemon garlic sauce. My husband who "doesn't like lemon flavored things" (weirdo!) raved about this dish, and that's when I knew I had to share it! Recipe below, and as always, please shoot me an email with any questions you have.

LEMON GARLIC SPRING PEA PASTA

Serves: 2
Ingredients:
1/2 lb. of your favorite pasta (approx. 2 cups dry)
1 cup frozen peas
2 tbsp butter
2 large garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup milk (any kind -- I used almond milk and it worked great)
1/4 cup heavy cream or half and half
1 tbsp flour (can use all purpose, cornstarch, arrowroot)
1 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
salt and pepper to taste

Directions: (step-by-step photos below)
1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then cook the pasta for approximately 5 minutes before adding in the peas. Continue cooking until the pasta is cooked to your liking, then drain.
2. While the pasta is cooking, make the sauce. Melt butter in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Once it's melted, add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant. Next, add the lemon juice, milk, cream, and flour and whisk continuously for 30 seconds.
3. Reduce the heat to low, then slowly stir in the parmesan cheese. If the sauce becomes too thick, remove the skillet from the heat (you can also add 1-2 tbsp additional milk/cream).
4. Once the cheese has melted, remove the skillet from the heat and add in the cooked pasta and peas. Use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to stir so that the pasta is completely coated in the sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste (and maybe even some red pepper flakes!) and enjoy.