I hope you enjoy this simple recipe for orange pasta, linguine in a bright orange cream sauce.  It’s a simple cream sauce made with fresh squeezed oranges and zest. An easy weeknight dinner, add chicken to make it a complete meal. We love adding breaded chicken for a quick kid friendly weeknight meal.

Orange pasta - linguine in orange sauce

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 4½ tablespoons unsalted butter divided
• 1 green onion chopped fine
• 1 clove garlic minced
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• zest and juice of 2 oranges
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ½ cup water
• 1 pound fettuccine
• freshly ground black pepper and sea salt to taste

Method

 

1. Cook pasta al dente according to package instructions, season pasta with sea salt while cooking.
2. While pasta is cooking take a large skillet or saute pan and melt 4 TBS of butter.
3. Add green onion, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes, saute for about a minute.
4. Add heavy cream, water, orange zest, and orange juice then bring to a boil.
5. Once mixture is boiling add pasta and remaining ½ TBS of butter and cook for a couple minutes.

Tools that will help you make orange pasta:

Citrus zester
Orange juicer
Fiestaware in photos is in Lemongrass color