Lemon Boursin Pasta (in one pan)
This lemon Boursin cheese pasta bake is delicious, made in under 20 minutes and all in one pan! Packed with garlicky flavor from the Boursin cheese and a light zest from the lemon, mixed with fresh seasonal vegetables. It really is the perfect weeknight dinner recipe for the Spring & Summer.
There is something about a fresh zesty pasta that gets me excited for the warmer months ahead! This is one of those recipes that you can eat either cold or warm. It’s an easy pasta recipe to make that is light, fresh and creamy. I love to make it for when I have friends or family coming over as a quick and easy meal but you can also find it in our weekly dinner rotation as its paired deliciously with some grilled chicken. You’re going to fall in love with this one!
Ingredients for Lemon boursin pasta
Boursin cheese is one that is very versatile in dishes. There are lots of flavors to choose from but for this I like to use the garlic and herb- a classic! It offers that pasta a creaminess paired with a bit of garlic and packed with flavor. It also pairs beautifully with the asparagus, peas and lemon! Feel free to get adventurous and try another Boursin flavor if you’d like.
You really only need a handful of ingredients to make this one. You might even have all of them in your fridge right now.
Ingredients you need to make this recipe:
Boursin Cheese
Lemons
Olive oil
Shallot
Garlic
Asparagus
Peas
Pasta
Parmesan cheese
Salt & pepper
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Ingredients:
Boursin cheese- HUGE fan of Boursin cheese. It is one of those cheeses that just goes well with everything and I use it in a lot of my recipes. I like the garlic and fine herbs for this recipe but feel free to use any flavor Boursin you’d like. If you are looking for a substitute, try feta, brie cheese or even goat cheese would be great with this.
Lemons- Adds in that zest to pair really nicely with the warmer season ahead. Lemon adds a lot of flavor to this pasta and is delicious when baked.
Asparagus & Peas- These are seasonal vegetables to add into the pasta bake that are flavorful and go really well with lemon and Boursin cheese. You do not have to included these or you can always substitute for something else, like perhaps tomatoes!
SHOP THE REICPE
This is what your lemon boursin pasta will look like out of the oven! Ready for those lemons to be squeezed into the baking dish
Lemon Boursin Pasta
This lemon Boursin cheese pasta bake is delicious, made in under 20 minutes and all in one pan! Packed with garlicky flavor from the Boursin cheese and a light zest from the lemon, mixed with fresh seasonal vegetables. It really is the perfect weeknight dinner recipe for the Spring & Summer.
Ingredients
- 8 oz Boursin Cheese (1 package- I used garlic and herb)
- 2 small lemons cut in half (seeds removed) or 1 big one
- 3-4 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 diced shallot
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 6 oz asparagus
- 1/2 cup peas (I used frozen peas)
- 8 oz pasta of choice
- 1 tbsp chili flakes (optional)
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 F and add some olive oil to baking dish to coat it
- Place the Boursin cheese, lemon halves, shallot, garlic in the baking dish.
- Add in your chopped up asparagus, peas and coat everything with olive oil, chili flakes, salt and pepper and pop in the oven and bake for 15- 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, boil pasta in well salted water until al dente, making sure to reserve a 1/4 of the pasta water.
- Out of the oven, squeeze the lemon juice out of the lemon and into the baking dish
- Mix everything in the baking dish together well and add in your pasta and parmesan cheese and mix well
- If you'd like it more saucy then add in a bit of pasta water
- Enjoy right away with some more parmesan cheese on top as an easy pasta dinner!
Notes
You can enjoy this both cold or warm (leftovers taste great the next day as a cold pasta salad!)
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