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Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce

January 29, 2022 by Pam 2 Comments

This Pappardelle pasta with Lemon Dill Sauce is rich, garlicky, buttery and full of the fresh taste of lemon and dill and only 191 calories per serving.

Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce

About Papparadelle with Lemon Dill

When you want something rich and decadent – you know what I mean…Comfort food – nothing beats Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce.

The rich garlicky, tangy cheese sauce over big chewy Pappardelle noodles would seem that you’re totally off your diet but really each serving is only 191 calories

Oh yeah, I’m ready. 

Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce

Normally I like to serve pasta with chicken or seafood and vegetables, of course, but this Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce can really stand on its own. 

And the flavor of this dish is amazing due to the tang of the lemons, the freshness of the dill, the rich garlic-butter of the chicken broth and also to the slightly salty dry cheese.

Ricotta Salata Cheese used in this recipe reminds me a lot of Mizithra cheese, which I first discovered when I used to go to the Spaghetti Factory years ago.

They serve an addictive dish called Spaghetti with Browned Butter with Mizirtha Cheese. 

Like this dish, it’s served all by itself without meat, fish or vegetables and it’s soooo satisfying. 

That’s where I got the idea for Linguine with Scallops and Mizithra Browned Butter.

Unfortunately Mizithra is not all that easy to find, so a really great substitute is Ricotta Salata which is more readily available in stores.  

The flavor is close to the same. 

Same dryness, same salty texture (although Ricotta Salata is less salty than Mizithra) and the same richness.  

Where the browned butter sauce uses only butter and Mizithra, this recipe sauce uses more of lemon buttery, garlic, dill combination combined with a rich chicken broth.

I almost always use Swanson low sodium chicken broth because it’s the only brand I found that tastes like its homemade.   

So let’s make Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce!

Ingredients for Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce

  • Pappardelle pasta
  • Olive oil
  • Manischewitz Low Sodium Chicken Broth
  • Butter 
  • Garlic
  • Lemon
  • Fresh dill
  • Ricotta Sala

Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce

How to Make Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce

This recipe is actually so quick and easy. 

In fact from start to finish, you’ll have this in the table in 15 minutes. 

Not too bad when you’re craving comfort food and you want it like..now.

Just bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook for roughly 5 minutes – just until the al dente stage where there’s still a bit of texture to your noodles. 

cooked Pappardelle on a blue plate

Next, while the noodles are boiling, in a saucepan over medium high heat add chicken broth, minced garlic and the juice of 1 lemon (which you’ve also zested, but you’ll save the zest for later). 

Then allow the chicken broth mixture to reduce. 

This takes about 4-5 minutes – about the same time that it takes the pasta to boil. 

When pasta is finished, divide it between 2 serving bowls. 

Ladle the sauce evenly on top and sprinkle with fresh dill, the grated Ricotta Salata cheese, lemon zest and pepper and toss lightly.

And here’s the real beauty of this dish as far as healthy recipes go.

This wonderfully decadent comfort only comes in at 191 calories per serving.

Less than a low calorie TV dinner. Yet sooooo much better!

Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce

To finish it, I like to sprinkle with a tiny bit of extra cheese and dill and that’s it. Get ready for comfort food!  

Notes

If you’d like to make the great Pappardelle pasta yourself, check our Michael Chiarello’s recipe for homemade Pappardelle.

If you like this recipe, please leave a comment below and be sure to pin this on Pinterest!  

Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce
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5 from 2 votes

Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Lemon Pappardelle
Servings: 2 Servings
Calories: 191kcal
Author: Pam - Two Cups of Health

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Lb Papparadelle pasta
  • 1/2 Tsp Olive oil
  • 1/2 Cup Chicken broth Manischewitz preferred
  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • 2 Cloves Garlic Minced
  • 1 Lemon Zested and juiced
  • 2 Tbsp Fresh Dill Chopped
  • 1/2 Cup Ricotta Salata Grated
  • 1/4 Tsp Pepper

Instructions

  • Bring large pot of water to a boil over high heat.  Add pasta  and olive oil.  Cook until al dente, about 5 minutes.
  • In a small saucepan over medium high heat add chicken broth, butter, garlic and lemon juice.  (reserving zest for finishing). Continue to cook until reduced by half.  This will be your sauce for the pasta.
  • Add pasta to serving bowls.  Pour half of sauce over each bowl.
  • Finish by adding dill, cheese, lemon zest and pepper over each bowl and lightly toss to combine ingredients.

Nutrition

Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 319mg | Potassium: 186mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 480IU | Vitamin C: 33.7mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 0.7mg

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  1. Jacqueline Pelletier

    September 16, 2018 at 11:08 am

    Trader Joes has a lemon pepper papparadelle that is delious with this recipe.

    Reply
    • Pam

      September 16, 2018 at 1:50 pm

      Thanks Jacqueline! Good to know. Who doesn’t love Trader Joe’s!

      Reply

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