Meyer Lemon Spaghetti with Thyme

Meyer lemon recipes are always on my mind as the weather cools off and they come into season. This Meyer Lemon Pasta with Thyme is one of my favorites – it’s light, delicious and perfect as an entrée or a side dish. It’s quick and easy to make a lovely Meyer lemon pasta sauce. You might just make this your go-to recipe. 

It’s in the winter that you’ll be seeing more and more Meyer lemon recipes being cooked in restaurants, and placed as specials on their menus.

With just a few ingredients and about twenty minutes, you can make this scrumptious Meyer lemon pasta sauce with pasta. It’s fabulous with spaghetti – every single strand is deliciously coated with the buttery citrus flavors. You’ll be left wanting more and you might just be caught licking your plate.

The little Meyer lemon tree that could…

When we moved into our house years ago, we transplanted a little Meyer lemon tree, which had not yet produced any lemons.

The next year we got two lemons, and every year since we’ve gotten about four.
I don’t think we did anything differently this year, but our little, sweet tree has at least two dozen lemons hanging from it.

I never would have imagined I’d have enough lemons to flavor a whole meal with.

Ingredient Notes

• the lemons – Obviously, I’m pitching Meyer lemons here – however, you can certainly make this with other lemon varieties if you can’t get your hands on them.
• spaghetti – Use your favorite brand.
• fresh thyme – If you want to use dried thyme instead of fresh, use a third of the amount.
• olive oil – Use an olive oil you love the flavor of, as it’s an integral part of the sauce.
• unsalted butter – I cook (and bake) with unsalted butter so I can better control how much salt goes in a recipe. If you want to use salted butter, be sure to leave out the salt from the ingredient list.
• Parmesan cheese – Parmigiano Reggiano is lovely!

What’s different about Meyer Lemons?

Meyer lemons are my favorite lemon variety because of their thinner skin, deeper yellow, sometimes orange color, and slightly sweeter flavor.

Variations

• Gluten-free version. I love this gluten-free spaghetti.
• Other herbs. Rosemary and/or sage would be lovely with the lemon and spaghetti.
• Other pastas. Use any shape that suits you.

Lemon Zesting and Juicing Tips

If a recipe, like this one, calls for both citrus zest and juice, always zest before you juice. This might sound obvious, but it’s easy to forget when you’re prepping ingredients. Also, a microplane zester is the best tool for grating/zesting citrus.

Serving Suggestions

I love this dish on its own, and it would be fantastic served with chicken and a salad. I recommend Smoky Paprika Chicken Under a Brick and Citrus Avocado Salad. The flavors in my Blackberry Butter Roasted Chicken would be fantastic alongside the spaghetti.

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I hope you love this lemon spaghetti as much as my family and I do!

Meyer Lemon-Thyme Spaghetti Recipe

Valentina K. Wein

This pasta dish is light, delicious and perfect as an entrée or a side dish. It’s quick and easy to make a lovely Meyer lemon pasta sauce. You might just make it your go-to recipe.