This easy lemon pasta recipe can be made by anyone. It's fun and the whole family can enjoy cooking and eating it.
1 (1 pound/454g) package of your beloved spaghetti
salt, pepper to taste
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
lemon juice from the same 1 lemon
½ cup bread crumbs
1 tablespoon dry thyme or 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
yellow (not white part) shredded peel from 1 lemon
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 crushed garlic cloves
1. Cook spaghetti in a gallon (4L) of boiling water, seasoned with 2 tablespoons of salt (that's right, 2 tablespoons!) until just tender.
2. Drain but do not rinse the pasta and mix well with 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Don't worry if the pasta sticks together. The extra virgin olive oil will break it up.
6. Meanwhile, when spaghetti is cooking, preheat the skillet to medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and slightly brown constantly mixing bread crumbs, thyme and lemon peels. It will take about 2-3 minutes.
7. Remove from the heat and add crushed garlic to the hot crumbs.
8. Mix the crumbs with spaghetti and serve with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.
My extra healthy and flavorful “Twist”: this fresh tasted recipe can be upgraded by adding thinly sliced (in a food processor for time saving) 2 celery sticks. This adds more freshness and crunch to the recipe.