Dinner for 2

Lemon Garlic Linguine

Name: Lemon Garlic Linguine
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 10 oz linguine pasta; 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves; 1 tsp lemon zest; 2 tsp red pepper flakes; 1 tsp kosher salt; 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp salted butter; 4 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice; freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional)

Cook linguine and toss it with garlic, butter, olive oil, lemon, parsley, and red pepper flakes.

Typical price

$5.39for 4 servings

$1.35 per serving$5.39 for 4

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30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
2servings as written
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Pasta$0.10/oz typical	10 oz	$1.00Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical	a little	$0.03Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
Parmesan$0.55/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.14Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.70

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Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepperCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

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Ingredients

10 oz linguine pasta
1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 tsp lemon zest
2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp kosher salt
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp salted butter
4 cloves garlic
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional)

Steps

Boil salted water in a large pot and cook the linguine until tender, about 9 to 11 minutes.
Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, then drain the linguine.
Warm the olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat, then cook the garlic for 1 to 2 minutes.
Stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice, and red pepper flakes.
Add the linguine and enough pasta water to coat it, then toss with parsley and parmesan if using.