Easy Creamy Baked Lemon Noodles is a delicious and easy recipe that everyone in your family will love. It’s a perfect side dish for chicken or fish.

If you’re looking for more recipes that feature lemon as the star ingredient, How to Make Lemon Bars and Homemade Lemon Ice are two desserts to try.  

You will adore this recipe if you love the taste of lemons.

When I worked at a hotel, our catering department had an emergency and I was called down to help. The side dish for the catering event was ruined and they didn’t have the ingredients on hand to duplicate the recipe.

I whipped up this recipe for creamy baked lemon noodles for 25 people instead. The group met at our hotel once a month and they demanded this recipe be added to the rotating menu.

Creating a Cozy Life

Since you found this recipe on making lemon noodles, I’m guessing you like all things cozy living. I created a Facebook group called Creating a Cozy Life with over 117,000 like-minded souls.

It’s a group where we share recipes, pictures of things that leave you in awe, and ideas on how to make your life just a little bit more snug. Join here to be part of the virtual cozy cabin.

“I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade…and try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.”

Ron White

Interesting Facts about Lemons

I like to add a bit of trivia to my recipes because it adds a little fun to dinner table conversations. I’ve gone throughout my life not knowing if lemons are native to America. Now I know.

• According to contemporaryfoodlab.com, lemons were brought to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1493.
• Lemons are grown primarily in California and Arizona.
• On average, the US consumes 3 pounds of lemons per person, per year. (I’m obviously eating quite a few other people’s share of lemons.)
• The top two countries we export our lemons to are Japan and Canada.

Lemons are one of those items in my kitchen that I panic when I’m starting to run out of them. My neighbors all know if they need a lemon, I will have one.

Goleta, California is home to the annual lemon festival.

They have a Lemon Run (10k and 5k races), live bands, pie eating contest, and lots of fun lemon food items like lemon cotton candy, lemonade, lemon chicken gyros, lemon ale, lemon meringue pie, lemon corndogs, and lemon cider. (Yum!  I want to go there just to taste all the lemon recipes!)

You can find out more about the California Lemon Festival in Goleta here. 

Susan Branch Cookbooks

This yummy recipe I found in a Susan Branch cookbook. If you don’t know who Susan Branch is, you’re in for a treat.

I stumbled upon Susan Branch many moons ago, and I’m so glad I did.

All of her cookbooks are delightfully illustrated and the writing isn’t a font, it’s her own handwriting.

Susan grew up in California, got married and had the postcard perfect life – until it wasn’t. After her divorce, she decided to move to Martha’s Vineyard for a couple of months to change her perspective.

While on her way with a realtor to look at a house for rent, they stopped at a house the realtor was going to put up for sale. On impulse, Susan Branch bought that house.

Don’t you just love that? Everyone she knew lived across the country, and she decided to take a chance on a new lease on life.

It was in this house that she started making her cookbooks. If you would like to hear more about her story, she has a trio of memoirs out that are absolutely amazing.

I did a book review of Martha’s Vineyard – Isle of Dreams. You can find that book review here. I even give you a peek inside the book!  

Every cookbook is so special, I would have a hard time picking which one is my favorite.

Don’t you just love a kitchen full of cookbooks? There’s something so magical about feeding your family in a kitchen that hums with energy.

Ok, I think by now you’ve realized I’m a super-fan of Susan Branch. Trust me, you will be too!

Here’s the delicious, easy recipe that even a beginner cook can easily make. I hope you enjoy it!

Recipe for Creamy Baked Lemon Noodles

Simple Ingredients

1 pound penne pasta

1/4 pound butter

1 pint of sour cream

1 lemon, juiced

1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

Parmesan cheese, to taste

1/4 cup minced parsley

freshly ground black pepper

Directions for Creamy Baked Lemon Pasta

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2) Cook the pasta according to the package instructions to al dente.

3) Drain noodles, and place in a baking dish.

4) In a small saucepan, melt butter and then stir in sour cream, fresh lemon juice, and lemon zest over medium heat.

5) Pour butter mixture over pasta and toss. Sprinkle on the desired amount of parmesan cheese.

6) Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

7) Remove from oven.  Sprinkle on minced parsley and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

8) Toss pasta and serve immediately.

Printable Recipe Card for Creamy Baked Lemon Pasta with Nutritional Information

Tips for Making Creamy Baked Lemon Noodles

• You can substitute any type of pasta for the penne pasta. The original recipe called for spaghetti.
• Greek yogurt can be used in place of sour cream for a healthier version.
• To make a cute garnish, take a slice of lemon and make a slit in the middle 3/4 the way up.  Twist the lemon and put it on top of your dish before serving.
• I used a 2 1/2 quart casserole dish and it fit perfectly.
• You can add garlic to make this creamy lemon garlic pasta.
• Add red pepper flakes for a little kick to this recipe.

We’ve reached the end of Creamy Baked Lemon Noodles. I hope you enjoyed it!

Let me know in the comments below if you tried the recipe and what you thought.

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