Fettuccine with Lemon Mascarpone Sauce

Fettuccine with Lemon Mascarpone Sauce

If you are a pasta lover, then you will love this very easy and simple dish for Fettuccine with Lemon, Mascarpone Sauce.  The mascarpone melts and blends magically with the lemon. A bit of lemon zest and the oils are released in the butter which transcends into this perfect cream. A great dish that is paired well with chicken or fish. On the lighter side, a simple green lemon vinaigrette is all you need for a quick dinner. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Cook10 min
Total10 min
Servings4
Difficultyeasy
PastaLunchDinner / Supper

Ingredients

  • 1 poundfettuccine pasta
  • 0.5lemon juice
  • 4 tablespoonunsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoonmascarpone
  • 0lemon zest

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook the fettuccine according to package instructions. When done al dente, reserve 1 cup of the cooking water, drain the pasta and put the pasta back in the pan.

  2. 2

    Add the butter lemon and mascarpone. Mix well and adjust the mascarpone or lemon to your liking. If dry add some of the cooking water.