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I originally posted this recipe last summer but it is so good I had to post it again! Pasta is a go-to staple in my house. And even after I started eating only gluten free foods, I still was able to eat pasta by using gluten free pasta. While I’m don’t love the taste of plain gluten free pasta quite as much as regular pasta, I find that if I make a yummy sauce with lots of flavor, I don’t even realize that my pasta isn’t made with traditional flour!
If you haven’t tried making brown butter sauce for your pasta, you have to try it. Brown butter has a creamy and almost nutty flavor that goes perfectly with pasta and fresh vegetables. This Brown Butter Pasta with Arugula recipe is simple to make and an easy introduction into the world of Brown Butter sauce if you are new to it! Like most of my recipes, if you want to substitute out any of the vegetables in this dish, you can most definitely do so. The recipe below calls for arugula and tomatoes. If you prefer spinach, that would work really well too. This recipe also calls for pine nuts which I ADORE (especially toasted pine nuts). However, they are pricey. So if you have almonds or even walnuts in your stockpile, you could chop them up and toast them and they would add yummy flavor to this dish as well.
If you have made Brown Butter Pasta, I would love to hear the ingredients you used! And, if you try out this recipe, I would love to hear your thoughts after you eat it!
Brown Butter Pasta with Arugula
Ingredients
1 lb. pasta (linguine, spaghetti, or penne work well)
1 pint of grape tomatoes
½ cup of toasted pine nuts
4 cups arugula
½ stick room temperature butter
1 cup grated Parmesan
Dressing Ingredients
¼ cup EVOO
1 lemon zested and juiced
2 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
Directions
1. Dressing: whisk together EVOO, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper; set aside
2. Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and save ½ cup of pasta water, if needed
3. In large sauté pan, melt butter over medium and then simmer until foamy. Continue cooking for about 5 minutes, until butter has a nutty aroma and a caramel color, then immediately remove from heat
4. Add remaining ingredients to brown butter, and coat well. If needed, add in saved pasta water a couple teaspoons at a time until pasta is well coated.
5. Serve and enjoy!
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This recipe has been adapted from Food Network
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My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..