Penne Pasta with Lemon Sauce

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I had a similar dish recently at a German restaurant in Dresden. This is my version of that dish. It's creamy with a great light lemon flavor and is excellent topped with grilled salmon.

"we added diced sauteed chicken breast and mushrooms, and left out the zest. It wasn't very lemony due to the zest not being added, but it was still absolutely delicious and we'd make it the same way again next time. a simple creamy penne dish that tasted great.
I advise you eat as much as you can the first night though it doesn't make good left overs, the sauce turns into an oil when you heat it up again and loses it's cream." - meltxlx

Yield: 6 Ready in 30 minutes

Cuisine: GermanMain Ingredient: Pasta

(4.3, 54) 87% would make again (reviews)

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Original recipe makes 6

4 tblspoonsButter

1 cupHeavy whipping cream

2 tblspoonsLemon juice; fresh

1 teaspoonLemon zest

1 teaspoonLime zest

1 cupBeef broth

10 ouncesPenne pasta

Penne Pasta with Lemon Sauce Preparation

In an extra large skillet, combine the butter, cream and broth. Simmer over medium heat until reduced by about half. Add the lemon juice, lemon and lime zest and set aside.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente; drain.

Toss pasta with sauce and serve. Top with large chunks of grilled salmon or chicken.

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Served with pork schnitzel photo by futuremrsdarling

Paired with grilled lemon lime chicken and haricot vert with almonds photo by stevemur

Lemon cream sauce before adding the pasta photo by stevemur

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Calories Per Serving: 1378
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	I like lemon, this was not very lemony, more like a butter sauce. Might be better on spaetzle. Rocozz 2 weeks, 3 days, 1 hours, 30 minutes ago
	Hanan@home, you've done it again with a phenomenal, simple recipe. I served this with lemon-lime grilled chicken. Sauteed mushrooms in the large saute pan beforehand, deglazed with stock (I substituted Chicken stock, as my wife doesn't eat red meat), then added the cream, butter, etc. and proceeded from there. Paired with haricot verts. Superb accompaniment to a springtime meal. stevemur 3 weeks, 1 days, 17 hours, 19 minutes ago
	cookida 4 weeks, 9 hours, 1 minutes ago
	cool, and excelent frangel2001 1 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 15 hours, 47 minutes ago
	Very tasty and super easy comfort food. I used our own chicken stock in place of the beef broth. The dish made an excellent side for Brined Roast Chicken. Skeeter77 3 months, 1 weeks, 12 hours, 9 minutes ago
	Delicious with grilled chicken too! twisted1331 3 months, 1 weeks, 6 days, 13 hours, 3 minutes ago
	Great youn0055 3 months, 1 weeks, 6 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes ago
	Casto510 4 months, 6 days, 13 hours, 1 minutes ago
	jessitho 4 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 12 hours, 8 minutes ago
	My son and husband loved this. I enjoyed it too. I made it with chicken picatta and asparagus. Next time I may try jazzing it up with a few more spices but it was a great sauce as is. nicolegory 4 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 18 hours, 1 minutes ago
	This was so good! I could not stop eating it! brittstephens 6 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 15 hours, 23 minutes ago
	Delicious. Very fresh and light. I paired it with steamed broccoli and pork schnitzel. A fantastic meal. futuremrsdarling 8 months, 5 days, 15 hours, 1 minutes ago
	I just used 3 T lemon juice and 1 T lime juice and it was delicious. I also shorted the pasta by two minutes in the water and then finished it off in the sauce so it absorbed some of the yumminess. Tasty and a nice compliment to a citrus marinated grilled salmon. Hilpol 8 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes ago
	I found the sauce to be a little bland so I added garlic. However the sauce was extremely to thin. If there was a thickening agent you used please post it. tiffatccbc 9 months, 1 weeks, 4 days, 18 hours, 32 minutes ago
	dtbh4t 10 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 23 hours, 54 minutes ago
	Could have used a thickening agent of sorts. Otherwise , tasty and refreshing on a hot summers day. Rocozz 11 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 41 minutes ago
	LOVED THIS! My husband made it and he added Parmesan cheese to the sauce! It was such a big hit, even with our one-year-old! Goes great with baked asparagus. zzanderson 11 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 19 hours, 5 minutes ago
	Love this sauce! It is a little thin but i usually saute and add 1/2 onion, 1 sliced bell pepper, fresh spinach and mushrooms. It makes a very hearty meal and looks beautiful with the colors of the bell pepper and spinach. I also add fresh Parmesan cheese either on top or mix it in right before serving. Sometimes I will grill chicken and put it in also. Very yummy! Kimberlea81 12 months, 2 days, 35 minutes ago
	I gave it a 2 because I had to add a ton of stuff to it. But as a base recipe it is great for adding various things. This time I added: Green onion, thickened it w/flour, lots of garlic, and spices. I also added peas. edrizzle630 12 months, 4 days, 18 hours, 2 minutes ago
	This sauce was very tasty, but was too thin. lauraserwerkarayan 1 years, 3 weeks, 3 days, 15 hours, 37 minutes ago