Creamy Lemon Rotini
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Today’s dish is a simple pasta side dish that is great to serve alongside chicken or fish. I served this creamy lemon rotini with yesterday’s recipe for crispy basil chicken. It is creamy but has a light and refreshing lemon flavor. Since it uses cream cheese to make the sauce, it does thicken as it sits. You can add a little milk if needed, just before serving, to help thin it out again.
I adapted this creamy lemon rotini from Kraft Foods. I only had 3 cups of rotini on hand, so I added a cup of shells.
Here is what you need to make Creamy Lemon Rotini
- ROTINI PASTA
- BUTTER
- REDUCED FAT CREAM CHEESE
- WHOLE MILK
- PARMESAN CHEESE
- LEMON ZEST
- DRIED PARSLEY
- FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER
Creamy Lemon Rotini
Real Mom Kitchen
Ingredients
- 4 cups rotini pasta uncooked
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 4 oz. 1/2 of 8-oz. pkg. reduced fat cream cheese, cubed
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese divided
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the rotini according to the package and drain.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in large saucepan and mix in the cream cheese and milk.
- Stir constantly until the cream cheese is completely melted and sauce is well blended. Stir in 2 Tbsp. Parmesan.
- Toss the pasta with the sauce, zest, and parsley until evenly coated. Top with pepper and remaining Parmesan. Makes 6 servings.
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