Brown Butter & Sage Pasta

Adapted from Jennifer Garner and "The Last Thing He Told Me" television show

6280 cal/recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 lb dry linguine pasta
  • 2 c reserved pasta water
  • 16 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 3/4 oz (48 leaves) fresh sage, washed and de-stemmed
  • 2 fresh lemons, juiced
  • 3 c grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper

Directions

  • Bring large pot of salted water to boil and cook pasta until al dente.
  • Drain pasta while reserving 2 c of cooking water.
  • In large sauce pan on medium heat, melt butter.
  • Add sage leaves to butter, and cook until butter browns and sage is almost crispy (~ 7 min).
  • Stir in lemon juice.
  • Combine pasta and butter sauce and toss to evenly coat.
  • Stir in reserved pasta water and cook over medium heat until water is absorbed.
  • Stir in parmesan, salt, and pepper.

Note

  • For a fancier appearance, remove sage leaves before adding butter sauce to pasta.