Lemon Boursin Pasta
Lemon Boursin Pasta is a pasta recipe ready in 20 min. It makes 3 servings, each 780 kcal with 18 g protein. Beginner level, 13 ingredients, and it keeps for work lunches.
Recipe by @sammymontgoms, adapted and measured by Cookpath.
- 20 min15 min hands-on
- Beginnerlevel
- 780kcal a serving
- 18 gprotein
What is Lemon Boursin Pasta
Small pasta shells in a creamy sauce of garlic and herb cheese, lemon, white wine and parmesan.
- Pasta · Vegetarian
- Boiling
- Sauces & dressings
- Work lunch
How to make Lemon Boursin Pasta
Tips from the cook
- Short shapes that hold sauce work best: shells, orecchiette, cavatappi or farfalle.
- No wine? Use vegetable or chicken stock.
- Stir in peas, spinach or roasted asparagus, or add more chilli flakes for heat.
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Goes well with
Sides from Cookpath that balance this dish, the same picks the app suggests.
Meal prep and storage
Still good after 2 to 3 days in the fridge, cold or microwaved.
Keeps up to 4 days in the fridge. The sauce thickens, so reheat with a splash of water, stock or cream.
See this week’s meal prep plan on the blog, or plan your own week in the app.
Lemon Boursin Pasta substitutions
Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.
Small pasta1 option
- Gluten-free pasta (corn/rice or corn-rice blend) 1:1 by weight; cook per packet, slightly al dente
Soups (goes soft fast) and long simmers.
Butter2 options
- Vegan/dairy-free butter block 1:1 by weight
Soft tub margarine fails in pastry and cheesecake base.
- Olive oil use about 3/4 as much by volume
Not for creaming or pastry; base goes oily.
Onion2 options
- Leek, white and light-green part 1:1 by volume
Still an allium; raw dishes.
- Fennel bulb, finely diced 1:1 by volume
Sweet aniseed note; raw dishes.
Garlic herb cheese1 option
- Dairy-free cream cheese + garlic + parsley 1:1
Still contains soy.
Parmesan2 options
- Vegetarian hard Italian-style cheese (made with microbial rennet) 1:1 by weight
Grana Padano contains egg lysozyme.
Still contains dairy.
- Nutritional yeast (fortified flakes) 1:1 by volume, add a pinch of salt
No melt; less sharp.
Heavy cream2 options
- Oat cooking cream (GF-labelled) or soy cream 1:1
Does not whip.
Still contains soy.
- Coconut cream (top layer of can) 1:1
Coconut flavour.
White wine1 option
- Stock + 1 tsp lemon juice or mild vinegar per 100 ml 1:1 by volume
Less complexity.
Still contains celery.
Chilli flakes2 options
- Leave out (optional heat, 1/4 tsp) leave out (optional heat only)
- Sweet paprika for colour same amount
No heat.
Serve it with
- Shrimp
- Chicken
- Roasted vegetables
