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Creamy Tahini Pasta with Lemon and Garlic

Casey Rooney
This Creamy Lemon and Garlic Tahini Pasta will totally shake up your traditional pasta night! The nutty, garlicky tahini sauce is absolutely addicting and the lemon adds a perfect, bright freshness! Best of all, this is on the table in less than 30 minutes!
4.86 from 27 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Servings 4
Calories 421 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Tahini Sauce

  • 1 cup tahini paste or about 1 10 oz. jar
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice juice from 2-3 lemons
  • 1 tsp lemon zest (or zest of one lemon)
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 to 1 cup water See Note 1

For the Pasta

  • 1 lb. fettuccine or your favorite pasta
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, miced about 1 tablespoon (the best garlic chopper)
  • 1 cup reserved pasta cooking water or less
  • lemon juice, parsley, lemon zest and black pepper to garnish optional

Instructions
 

  • Boil pasta according to package instructions--al dente is best because you will be reheating the pasta and tossing it in with the tahini sauce. **Reserve about a cup of the pasta water before draining the pasta**
  • While the pasta cooks, in a medium bowl, whisk together tahini, lemon juice, lemon zest and salt. Add in water slowly and whisk until a medium-thick sauce is formed. See picture in step by step instructions above--it should be about like a thin pancake batter so it's easy to toss with the pasta. Set sauce aside.
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil. Then add garlic and stir for 30 seconds until garlic is fragrant. Add tahini sauce and stir until the sauce is heated through.
  • Toss pasta with tahini sauce. Add in a little pasta water as you toss so the sauce stays nice and creamy. Serve pasta immediately and garnish with extra lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley and fresh black pepper.

Notes

Note 1: Store bought, jarred tahini can come in a variety of thicknesses! Just add water, a little at a time, until the sauce resembles a thin pancake batter.
 
Nutrition information is only an estimate. Info is based on the Very Well Fit Nutrition Calculator.
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Nutrition

Calories: 421kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 15gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 973mgPotassium: 253mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gCalcium: 35mgIron: 4mg
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