Easy, zesty, and made in one pan—this lemon pasta is on constant rotation here!🍋🧄🌿
Topped with shrimp and finished with that classic Kraft Parmesan goodness… it’s light, flavorful, and totally crave-worthy.

Ingredients

1 lb spaghetti (reserve ½ cup pasta water)
¼ cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 tbsp fresh parsley, plus more for serving
¼ tsp red pepper flakes
1 tbsp lemon zest
3 tbsp lemon juice
¼ tsp salt
⅓ cup grated parmesan, plus more for serving
Black pepper

One-Pan Lemon Pasta in a blue and green bowl

Directions

Cook spaghetti in salted water until al dente. Carefully reserve ½ cup pasta water, then drain. (Tip: To get the pasta water safely, wear oven mitts and place a metal measuring cup in the water and set aside.)
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium. Add garlic, parsley, and red pepper flakes; sauté 1 min.
Add lemon zest, juice, salt, pasta water, and spaghetti. Toss to coat and heat through.
Turn off heat and stir in parmesan until melted. Serve with extra parsley, parmesan, and black pepper.

Here’s a Quick Video Tutorial!

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Perfect Presentation Platters

For serving options, our Amazon Storefront has tons of affordable, adorable products that we use all the time. We also love:

Serving Bowls: If you’d prefer to serve this in a bowl, you may also love this beautiful stoneware bowl. For a higher-end choice, I love this white floral bowl by MacKenzie-Childs, as well this everyday bowl from her collection, which also comes in blue and now pink!

Individual Plates: For a matching MacKenzie Childs look, you can’t go wrong with the pink Rosy Check Pattern, navy blue Royal Check Pattern, or black Courtly Check pattern.

Leanna holding a bowl on Lemon Chicken in a sunny white kitchen

Kitchen Links: I get asked all the time about the products in the background of my kitchen. Much of it is from MacKenzie-Childs, which I have slowly grown a collection of over the years! My favorites are this checkered chopping board, my black and white checkered teapot, and the gray and white checkered utensil holder. I also have this enamel canister that you can find in small, medium, or large.

Can I Prep This Lemon Pasta in Advance?

While we love cook-ahead recipes over here at Life by Leanna, this is a recipe best prepared close to serving time so you can enjoy it warm and the pasta stays tender.

Storing Leftovers

If you have any leftover Lemon Pasta, you can either transfer to a Tupperware container, place in a Ziploc Bag, or cover tightly with Saran Wrap/Aluminum foil and refrigerate. To reheat, microwave for 20-second intervals until preferred temperature is reached.

Pasta tossed in lemon sauce and shrimp in a blue and green platter

More Amazing Recipes!

We hope this One-Pan Lemon Pasta is a hit for you! For more delicious recipes, be sure to check out our One-Pan Garlic Pasta recipe, these One-Pan Creamy Pasta Shells, our Creamy Lemon Ricotta Pasta, or this Lemon Garlic Parmesan Pasta. Enjoy, friends!