Dinner for 2

Lemon Garlic Linguine

Name: Lemon Garlic Linguine
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 10 oz linguine pasta; 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves; 1 tsp lemon zest; 2 tsp red pepper flakes; 1 tsp kosher salt; 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp salted butter; 4 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice; freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional)

$6.11for 430 minServes 2

Cook linguine and toss it with garlic, butter, olive oil, lemon, parsley, and red pepper flakes.

Photo: themodernproper.com

What it costs

Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale

Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pasta, 10 oz$0.10/oz typical	10 oz	$1.00Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.75$0.60 each typical	0.75	$0.43Typical price
	Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Parmesan, 0.25 oz$0.55/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.14Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.05

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepperCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
2servings as written
$typical cost tier

Italian Vegetarian Budget Lunches Dinners Back to school

Typical price

$1.53 per serving$6.11 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

10 oz linguine pasta
1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 tsp lemon zest
2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp kosher salt
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp salted butter
4 cloves garlic
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional)

Steps

Boil salted water in a large pot and cook the linguine until tender, about 9 to 11 minutes.
Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, then drain the linguine.
Warm the olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat, then cook the garlic for 1 to 2 minutes.
Stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice, and red pepper flakes.
Add the linguine and enough pasta water to coat it, then toss with parsley and parmesan if using.