marianna's marinated pasta

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (16 ounce) package dry fettuccini noodles
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, divided
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons black pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 5 hrs 25 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. drain, reserving 2 cups of water.
• bring the 2 cups reserved pasta water to a boil. stir in olive oil, butter, 1/2 the lemon juice and the garlic. season with 1 tablespoon basil, parsley, salt and pepper. boil 1 minute.
• in a large bowl, combine pasta with sauce. toss with remaining lemon juice and basil. cover, and refrigerate 5 hours or overnight.