Ready in just 20 minutes, this light and creamy lemon pasta recipe is the perfect simple dinner that everyone will love!

Homemade creamy lemon pasta

Whether you’re looking for an easy weeknight meal or a fancy pasta recipe to serve guests at your next dinner party, lemon pasta is a welcome addition to any menu.

Try it with grilled asparagus in the summer or roasted brussels sprouts in the winter.

We make the thick lemon cream sauce at least once a month. It is rich, velvety, and perfect over steamed vegetables and proteins, as well as pasta and grains.

Want more lemon" Make Lemon Sorbet or Dole Whip

Lemon pasta sauce ingredients

You need just seven ingredients for the bright lemon pasta dish, known as pasta al limone in Italian.
These ingredients include milk of choice or nondairy creamer or heavy cream, lemon juice and optional lemon zest, minced garlic, butter or oil, cornstarch or flour, a little salt, and optional Parmesan or nutritional yeast.

If you are a garlic lover, feel free to double the amount of garlic or drizzle a little garlic oil over the top of the finished main dish before serving it.

For vegan lemon pasta, use olive oil or dairy free butter, plant based milk or cream, and dairy free Parmesan cheese or the nutritional yeast option. Many types of noodles are egg free, but it’s a good idea to read the ingredient label on the box to be sure.

The healthy dinner recipe can be wheat free and gluten free ...