Happy Wednesday everyone!  This Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce packs a punch!  It tastes exactly how it sounds with strong lemon, butter, and garlic flavors and smells incredible.  Mr. TAL kept asking what I was making and I couldn’t wait to surprise him.  I tossed in some sautéed cherry tomatoes, topped with more cheese and presented a heaping and steaming bowl of angel hair pasta for him to enjoy.  I asked if it was blog worthy and he said YES!  Made with simple ingredients, this recipe can be adjusted to your liking, and is budget friendly!

This Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce recipe was inspired by a meal I recently had at a Greek restaurant in town called Theo Yanni’s. I ordered the chicken and broccoli pasta with lemon butter sauce and it was very good.  It always comes loaded with garlic and topped with cheese.  I’ve had it several times and finally decided to try re-creating this recipe to see how close I could get to the original.

But beware or be excited…not sure which you will be…the two most powerful ingredients are the lemon and garlic.  It seemed as if these two ingredients were fighting each other at first and not complimenting each other well, so I added butter, water, and parmesan cheese to give the sauce texture and balance.  With some trial and error, I finally got something we both could enjoy.  This recipe is so fast and easy to make and I hope you enjoy it!  It is one of those recipes that takes no time at all, can feed an entire family, or a simple dinner for two with leftovers :-). This is also a recipe that can be used as a marinade.  Marinate chicken strips or chicken breasts overnight and bake in the oven with a side of potato :-). 

How to make a Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce:

You can use a pasta you want for this recipe but I chose angel pasta size No. 1.  While the water was boiling (don’t forget to add some olive oil to your water so the noodles won’t stick), I added 2 sticks of butter and lemon juice from 2 large fresh lemons into a cast iron skillet.  When the butter was melted and the juice was blended well into the butter, I spooned out 2 heaping tablespoons of garlic from a jar (you can cut up fresh garlic if you like).  I added 1/2 cup of water and let boil on high heat for approximately 5 minutes.  Then I reduced the heat to low/medium and added 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese and let simmer.

How to make a Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce:

In a separate cast iron skillet, I added sliced cherry tomatoes, sliced shallot, garlic salt, and pepper and sautéed in olive oil.  By then the noodles were done.  Using a spaghetti spoon, I poured the noodles from the boiling water directly into the sauce but you can always drain your noodles and then pour the sauce over them.  I topped with more cheese and the cherry tomato mixture.

This recipe can be changed up so many ways from using chicken, shrimp, or adding broccoli or asparagus or all of the above.  Top with fresh parsley for added flavor!  I hope you enjoyed this post and if you try this recipe, don’t forget to comment and let me know how you liked it.  Want more food recipes?   Scroll down for more!