And it only takes 15 minutes (!!!) to make!
Now, hold your horses for a moment. I will get to this spaghetti in just a sec, because there is something else very exciting that I would like to share with you. I am so happy to announce that Bowl of Delicious is one of the five finalists for the Best Food Weblog for the 2015 Bloggies Weblog Awards!!! This is SO COOL because I am up against four of my favorite (and very well-known) food blogs: Pinch of Yum, Smitten Kitchen, Skinnytaste, and Simply Recipes. And, The Pioneer Woman (my food blogging idol) has won this award three times in the past! I’m so happy to be listed in a category with these amazing people. OK back to food. This is, after all, an AWARD-NOMINATED food blog. So, spaghetti. Here we go. This has to be the fastest and easiest pasta dish I have ever made, and definitely one of the tastiest. But the je ne sais quoi of this dish is absolutely the earthy, rich, decadent lemon-garlic browned butter sauce that is drizzled all over the pasta after cooking.
Do you know what browned butter is? Ever made it before? If not, then you need to jump on this train and try it out. Butter is great. But BROWNED butter is even better (yes, there is such a thing as better than butter). To make browned butter, start by melting butter in a medium-sized saucepan on medium heat. Once it is all melted, turn heat to high and whisk continuously. The butter will begin to foam and will eventually turn a rich, deep brown color (this is the milk solids starting to brown from the high heat) and smell earthy and aromatic. This is when you know it’s done. Careful- don’t brown it too much or it will burn!
Once you try it, you will definitely need other great ways to use browned butter, because you WILL fall in love with it. Try tossing steamed vegetables, like green beans, with salt, pepper, and browned butter (BEST veggies ever!). Try using it in cookies or frostings in place of regular butter. Or try this Butternut Squash, Browned Butter, and Rosemary Fettucini Alfredo (one of Bowl of Delicious’s most popular recipes!). Now, go forth and make this 15-minute pasta.
