Kid Friendly Recipe: Creamy Lemon Pasta with Vegetables
17 August 2010
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I make this recipe at least once a week. My kids love it and so do we. Some ingredients can be changed or added. Usually I put Tuna and instead of fusili I use other similar type of pasta. I also reduce the amount of lemon juice because my kids prefer with only a little bit of it.
Creamy Lemon Pasta with Vegetables
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups half-and-half, warmed
- Zest and juice from 4 lemons
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 24 ounces fusilli pasta
- 2 pounds trimmed asparagus
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 lemons
Preparation
- Warm olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add minced garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
- Slowly whisk in warmed half-and-half, zest and juice from 4 lemons, salt and pepper.
- Bring cream mixture to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook pasta until al dente, according to package label directions.
- Drain pasta and return to pot.
- Pour cream mixture on pasta and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, for 3 minutes.
- Cut asparagus into 1-inch pieces and steam in microwave; fold into pasta mixture with freshly grated Parmesan and halved cherry tomatoes.
- Cut 2 lemons in half, then into 1/4-inch slices. Remove seeds.
- Add lemon slices to pasta and toss until all ingredients are well combined.
- Serve hot.
I hope you enjoy it!!


This sounds SO GOOD. I never thought to use lemon zest until this summer when my brother did it in pasta on vacation. I use it now in ground turkey dishes…. yours sounds fantastic!!
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