Enjoy the tantalizing flavors of Sage Lemon Butter Pasta with Meatballs at home! This deliciously simple dish is sure to tantalize and delight your taste buds, no matter what occasion.
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❤️ Why you’ll love it
This creamy, buttery sage and lemon pasta dish are sure to tantalize your taste buds. The combination of earthy sage and tangy lemon creates a flavorful balance that pairs perfectly with the mild flavor of ground beef meatballs.
- This dish is simple to make for any occasion and can be served as an entree or side to your favorite Italian dish.
- The creamy sauce is a combination of butter, sage, and lemon that creates the perfect flavor.
- It’s a delicious twist on classic pasta and meatballs.
🧾 Ingredients
Get the full list of ingredients, with measurements, and step-by-step instructions at the bottom of the post in the printable recipe card.
- Ground beef
- Sweet onion
- Garlic
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Lemon
- Angel Hair Pasta
- Unsalted butter
- Sage leaves
- Parmesan cheese
🍳 How to Make
Get the full list of ingredients, with measurements, and step-by-step instructions at the bottom of the post in the printable recipe card.
Mix the meatballs and bake.
Cook the pasta until it is al dente.
Heat the butter in a pan with sage leaves. Saute the leaves and butter until brown.
Add lemon juice, cooked pasta, and shredded cheese and mix. Serve with the meatballs.
🥄 Variations
You can easily make this dish even more flavorful by adding a few extra ingredients.
- Try adding roasted garlic, fresh herbs, or your favorite vegetables for an added layer of flavor.
- If you’re looking for a gluten-free version, try substituting the pasta with your favorite gluten-free variety.
- For an added kick of heat, try adding a pinch of red pepper flakes.
- Make the meatballs using a different protein. Ground chicken, turkey, pork, or even lamb would work here.
- Use different pasta. You can use almost any style of pasta.
🍽️ What to Serve With
- Roasted vegetables are always good with pasta, like Air Fryer Asparagus or Parmesan Green Beans
- A side salad with Homemade Balsamic Salad Dressing with Lemon is a simple choice.
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🍶 Storing
This dinner is meant as a dinner for 2 but it can easily be made into a dinner with more servings. It can also be made as dinner for one with leftovers for the next day.
Refrigerator Storage: Store leftover pasta and meatballs in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Freezer Storage: Place the cooled-down pasta and meatballs in a freezer-safe container or bag.
Reheating: Reheat the brown butter sage pasta with meatballs in a skillet over medium heat. Add a splash of broth or water to keep the sauce from becoming too thick.
💭Tip for Making the Perfect Lemon Pasta with Meatballs
- When cooking the pasta and meatballs, be sure to cook them until they’re just done. Overcooking will leave you with overcooked and dry pasta and meatballs.
- For a slightly crispier texture on the outside of the meatballs, add a tablespoon of olive oil or butter to the pan before adding the meatballs. This will help the outside of the meatballs to get a nice crust.
- Finally, don’t forget to season your dish with salt and pepper before serving. This will help bring out the flavors of all your ingredients and make this dinner even more delicious.
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Sage Lemon Butter Pasta with Meatballs
Ingredients
Meatballs
- ½ lb ground beef
- ½ cup sweet onion minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
- ½ TBSP salt
- ½ TBSP pepper
- 1 TBSP lemon zest minced
Lemon Butter Sauce and Pasta
- 2 Tbs butter
- 6 sage leaves
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese shredded (large shreds)
- ½ lbs Pasta
Directions
- Heat oven to 375°. Heat a large pot of water on high heat, add pinch of salt.
- Combine ground beef, onion, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper and lemon zest. Form meatballs, approximately the size of a ping pong ball. Spray a baking tray with non-stick cooking spray and place meatballs in baking tray and bake for 8-10 minutes
- Cook pasta; add to salted boiling water. Return water to boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook pasta for approximately 6 minutes or until soft, drain and reserve.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add butter and allow to melt, add sage leaves once butter is completely melted. Allow sage leaves and the butter to begin to brown, carefully add lemon juice, add the cooked pasta and shredded Parmesan cheese, mix well and transfer to serving bowl.
- Remove meatballs from oven, place 6-8 onto pasta. Add a little more Parmesan cheese on top.
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