Ina Garten has revealed that, of all her pasta recipes, her favorite is the summer garden pasta. Barefoot Contessa/Food Network I recently asked Ina Garten which of her pasta recipes was her absolute favorite.
The sauce is made with just lemon zest, butter, olive oil, and minced garlic, which all work together to give the dish a burst of flavor. The sharp Parmesan cheese also adds a nice hint of richness. While I loved how bright and healthy this dish tasted, I would soon discover other "Barefoot Contessa" pastas that were far more memorable.
While the "Barefoot Contessa" star's dish only has five main ingredients — angel hair, Parmesan cheese, cherry tomatoes, garlic, and basil — it has one very important step. You need to soak the tomatoes, garlic, and basil in olive oil for four hours. That extra prep resulted in some of the most incredible tomatoes I've ever tasted.
Taking the ninth spot is Garten's simple three-ingredient lemon pasta. Ina Garten's three-ingredient lemon pasta. Garten says her three-ingredient lemon pasta is "just about the fastest weeknight pasta meal you can make," and she's not wrong. The recipe consists of just pasta, unsalted butter, and the juice and zest of two lemons. Better yet?