This is one of the quickest and most satisfying ways to make a weeknight pasta dish using dried pasta. It’s simple to make but it really tastes incredible, far outweighing the amount of work it takes.
Past variations have included arugula instead of spinach and a sliced jalapeno added instead of the red pepper flakes. Below is the classic.
One-Pot Lemon Pasta
Simple and delicious way to make a weeknight pasta
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 559kcal
Equipment
- Water kettle
- Wide, deep pan
Ingredients
- 225 g spaghetti or linguine about ½ package
- 250 g cherry tomatoes about 1 pint
- 2 large lemons
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 60 ml olive oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 200 g spinach
- 2 oz Parmesan
Instructions
- Set the water kettle to boiling with more than 1 liter of water. Get out a wide, deep pan (wide enough to fit the pasta laying down, and deep enough to hold a good quantity of ingredients – about 3" or so).
- Lay the dry pasta down in the pan. Halve the cherry tomatoes and throw them into the pan. Grate the 2 lemons and put the zest in the pan. (You can squeeze the lemon juice into a separate storage bowl to make a salad dressing, or save for something else.) Add 60 ml (4 tbsp) olive oil and 1 heaping teaspoons of a thick or flaky salt – or less of a fine grain salt. Add ½ tsp red pepper flakes.
- Add about 600ml of the boiling water to the pan. Turn the burner on medium to medium-high and cover until it’s boiling again. Then, remove the lid and using tongs mix the pasta every 30 seconds or so, until it’s simmered for 6 minutes.
- Simmer the pasta until most of the water had evaporated, about 6-10 minutes. Then turn off the heat and add the spinach, tossing to wilt the spinach some.
- Serve, topping with grated permesan cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 559kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 757mg | Potassium: 739mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 6806IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 315mg | Iron: 4mg
Nutrition Facts
One-Pot Lemon Pasta
Amount Per Serving
Calories 559
Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 13mg4%
Sodium 757mg33%
Potassium 739mg21%
Carbohydrates 62g21%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 19g38%
Vitamin A 6806IU136%
Vitamin C 38mg46%
Calcium 315mg32%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.