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Macaroni Grill's Lemon Butter Sauce
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Whip up a little magic in the kitchen with Macaroni Grill's lemon butter sauce. It's like a creamy, lemony dream for your pasta and will have you feeling like an Italian chef in no time.
serves/makes:
ready in:
under 30 minutes
under 30 minutes
7 reviews
2 comments
ingredients
4 ounces lemon juice
2 ounces white wine
4 ounces heavy cream
1 pound butter, cut in bits
salt and pepper, to taste
directions
Combine the lemon juice and white wine in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook until the liquid is reduced by one-third.
Lower the heat to a simmer and add the heavy cream. Simmer, stirring, until the mixture thickens - about 3-4 minutes. Do not let it boil.
Slowly add the butter in bits, stirring until each addition has been incorporated.
When the butter has blended into the mixture, season to taste with salt and pepper.
Remove from heat and keep warm until ready to use.
nutrition data
116 calories, 13 grams fat, 0 grams carbohydrates, 0 grams protein per tablespoon. This recipe is low in sodium. This recipe is low in carbs.
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reviews & comments
March 18, 2015
You need minced garlic and shallots sauteed first and then the recipe is perfect
November 4, 2013
I agree, follow the suggestions and it's much more like Macaroni Grill's recipe.
July 10, 2013
DEFINITELY have to reduce the lemon and add the red wine vinegar and then this is exactly like Macaroni Grill.
July 3, 2013
Followed the suggestions about the vinegar and it was EXACTLY like Macaroni Grill. Thank you!!
I make Macaroni Grill's Chicken Scallopini often because it is so good. I love the Lemon Butter Sauce, however it is always turning back to butter, even before I get the chicken cooked. How do I keep it in a sauce? Also, how do you warm it up without it going back to butter?
November 23, 2010
I have made this several times. We cut the recipe in half as it really makes alot and we have a small family. I agree it is very lemony, so we add a little powdered sugar at the end to sweeten it a bit. It is fantastic on fish. Love it. Consider it to be my go-to recipe for fish sauce.
April 23, 2010
This recipe is amazing! Just use about 1/4 lemon juice (fresh) instead of 1/2 nd add the red wine vinegar as the guy said above. It tastes EXACTLY like Macaroni grill, and is by far THE BEST lemon butter sauce I have ever tasted.
Cut back on the lemon butter and add 1 tsp of red wine vinegar. Cuts the sourness. Used to work at a mac grill.
November 4, 2007
Yahh! The lemon bites through the taste and shrinks the toungue - way too sour!