Have a TV dinner date with Jennifer.
I watched it 10 times in a rowI was so raptured by her!
As she cooks the pasta, she narrates the scene from the TV show.
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A couple of hours later, the next episode ofThe Last Thing He Told Medropped.
It’s only five ingredients if you don’t count the salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
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Add the sage leaves.
Note: Jennifer uses 12 sage leaves.
Though I doubled her recipe, I stuck to 12 because 24 will guarantee youll only taste sage.
Simply Recipes / Myo Quinn
Continue stirring the butter for about 7 minutes until you see browned bits and the sage leaves look crispy.
Then, stir in the lemon juice.
When the pasta is done cooking, scoop out 1 cup of the pasta water and set it aside.
Drain the pasta into a colander placed in the sink.
Add the drained pasta to the brown butter and use a tong to toss it in the sauce.
Pour the pasta water in and continue stirring until the sauce thickens.
Sprinkle in the cheese, and season with salt and black pepper to taste.
Serve with more cheese on top.
3 Tips For Making Jennifer Garners 5-Ingredient Pasta
1.
Add 1 tablespoon of table salt to your pot.
Now dont wait for it to boil!
Move on to making the brown butter sauce.
When the water starts boiling while you make the sauce, drop the pasta in.
If the sauce is ready before the pasta is done cooking, simply take it off the heat.
Your dinner, your swaps:
Dont love sage?
Any pasta shape will work.
Is Parmesan too expensive?
Use Grana Padano, Piave, or Pecorino Romano.
Can’t do dairy?
Use olive oil instead.
Any of these variations will get you a heavenly bowl of pasta.
The fresh lemon juice gives the sauce an unbeatable freshness that plays nicely with the brown butter and Parmesan.
