Welcome to Plan n Cook — plan meals, shop once, cook with less stress.

Home kitchen plans

One-Pot Spaghetti

One-Pot Spaghetti

Cuisine:Italian

Course:Dinner

20m prep 20m cook 20m ready

A quick one-pot spaghetti with lemon, tomatoes, and fresh herbs. Ready in 20 minutes.

Ingredients

Servings:

Nutrition (per serving, estimated)

Estimated based off 8 of 11 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).

Energy
525 cal
Protein
17 g
Carbohydrate
92.5 g
Fiber
5.73 g
Sugars
4.59 g
Sodium
113 mg
Total fat
8.85 g
Saturated fat
1.32 g
Monounsaturated fat
5.16 g
Polyunsaturated fat
1.56 g
Vitamins & minerals
  • Calcium: 179 mg
  • Iron: 3 mg
  • Magnesium: 75 mg
  • Phosphorus: 293 mg
  • Potassium: 584 mg
  • Zinc: 2.18 mg

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Peel 4 strips of zest from the lemon and thinly slice them. Then squeeze 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and set aside.

  2. Step 2.

    In a large skillet or Dutch oven, place the 12 ounces of spaghetti so it lies flat on the bottom. Add 4 cups water, the lemon juice, the thinly sliced red onion, ½ cup dry white wine, 2 tablespoons olive oil, the thinly sliced garlic cloves, ¾ teaspoon kosher salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a gentle boil. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.

  3. Step 3.

    Fold in the halved cherry or grape tomatoes. Continue to boil gently, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente and nearly all the liquid has been absorbed (the pasta will continue to absorb liquid after cooking), about 3–5 minutes more.

  4. Step 4.

    Stir in the lemon zest and ½ cup chopped parsley, then gently fold in 1 cup chopped basil. Serve immediately, topped with grated Parmesan cheese or vegan Parmesan alternative if desired.

Ratings & reviews

Have you made this? Take a moment and let us know what you think. Sign in to leave a rating.

Get weekly meal ideas

Fresh recipes and planning tips from Plan n Cook.

Plan a week

Drop recipes onto breakfast, lunch, and dinner for every day.

One grocery list

Ingredients combined and scaled to your household servings.

Cook from recipes

Browse the library and public kitchens when you need inspiration.

Keep your kitchen

Save favorites, pantry items, and meal plans in one place.