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Lemon Garlic Pasta Sauce

Emily
This no butter lemon garlic pasta sauce is perfect to use on pasta.
It's so simple to make and can even be made in advance.
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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 60ml/grams, 2.11 ounces of sauce)
Calories 92 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon neutral flavored oil such as vegetable oil.
  • 1 ½ teaspoons (2-3 cloves) garlic minced
  • ¼ cup (62 ml/grams, 2.21 ounces) stock of choice such as chicken stock, vegetable stock, or water
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon lemon zest
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil over low to medium heat in a small saucepan.
    Once hot, add the minced garlic and saute for about 1 minute. You do not want your garlic to brown and burn.
  • Add the stock of choice and mix through.
  • Turn off heat, and mix through the lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper to taste.