Rachael Ray's Lemon Basil Pasta

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In her cookbook express lane meals, rachael ray originally had this pasta paired with fillets of sole. thinking it would be good just as a pasta dish, i posted this for safekeeping. I made a few very minor adjustments to make it a bit healthier. Enjoy.

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Steps

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Place a large pot of water on the stove to boil , for cooking the pasta.

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Add salt once water is boiling , then the pasta , and cook according to package directions.

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While pasta cooks , zest the lemon.

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Heat the oil in a deep skillet over medium-low heat.

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Add lemon zest and garlic to oil.

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Sweat the garlic for two minutes , then add wine.

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Reduce the wine for 30 seconds , then add the reserved ladle of pasta water and the juice of the lemon.

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Reduce 30 more seconds.

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Turn the heat off.

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Drain pasta and then transfer it to the skillet with the garlic-lemon-wine sauce.

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Add in the basil.

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Toss pasta for a minute to absorb flavors.

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Season pasta with salt and pepper.

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Ingredients

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salt, black pepper, spaghetti, lemon, juice and zest of, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, dry white wine, fresh basil