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.