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Butter Garlic Lemon Sauce For Pasta

Emily
This simple and easy to make butter garlic lemon sauce for pasta is perfect to make in advance.
If you're after a delicious pasta sauce that is ready in under 10 minutes, look no further.
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Prep Time 0 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Western
Servings 2 serves (4 tablespoons, makes about 60 ml/grams, 2.11 ounces of sauce)
Calories 219 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup 60 grams, 2.12 ounces butter
  • 1 ½ teaspoons 2-3 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon lemon zest
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat butter over low to medium heat in a small saucepan. Once melted, add the minced garlic and saute for about 1 minute. Be careful not to burn your garlic.
  • Turn off heat, and mix through the lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper to taste.