Pasta with Scallops and Lemon

Name: Pasta with Scallops and Lemon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 79 milliliters chopped fresh basil; 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced; 59 milliliters lemon juice; 1 Tbsp grated lemon peel; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 170 grams onion (about , peeled and diced; 340 grams dried penne pasta; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 454 grams scallops (about 1 1/2 in. wide), rinsed

Past From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up lemon juice, scallops, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring about 4 quarts water to a boil.

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Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender to bite, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Penne

Drain.

Meanwhile, in a 10- to 12-inch frying pan (with sides at least 2 in. tall) over medium heat, stir onion and garlic in olive oil until limp, 3 to 5 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

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Add lemon peel, lemon juice, butter, and scallops to pan with onions. Bring to a simmer and cook until scallops are opaque but still moist-looking in the center (cut to test), about 6 minutes.

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Lemon Juice