# Butter, lemon and sage spaghetti

This recipe is super simple and the flavour of the butter, sage, the acidity of the lemon and the cheese work beautifully together.

- Servings: 3 servings
- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g spaghetti
- 0.5 large lemon
- Black peppercorns
- 20 g sage
- 3 tbsp salted butter
- Grana Padano cheese
- salted boiling water
- pasta water

## Instructions

1. Cook your spaghetti in plenty of salted boiling water until al dente or slightly undercooked.
2. Cut a lemon in half.
3. Get some fresh sage leaves and a good knob of butter.
4. In a very nice and hot pan, add the butter along with the sage and a good pinch of freshly ground black pepper and stir it all together.
5. Before the butter starts burning, add a ladle of the pasta water.
6. Go straight in with the cooked pasta and a little bit more of pasta water.
7. Stir it until it gets nice and creamy.
8. Remove the sage.
9. Turn the heat off and add the lemon juice.
10. Plate up the spaghetti and finish with a butter, sage and lemon sauce.
11. Add a good sprinkle of cheese and finish with some black pepper.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- The sauce is often used to accompany ravioli.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/969586668477688
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/64f9ce17-9e2b-4f9e-8f65-993fa95d283b
- Extracted: 2026-05-07

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