Quick Salmon Pasta Recipe
This Quick Salmon Pasta combines tender salmon pieces with a creamy sauce flavored with thyme, garlic, and onion powder. The pasta absorbs the sauce, offering a rich, smooth texture complemented by the mild seasoning of black pepper and salt. The method involves cooking salmon chunks in olive oil before simmering them in cream to create the sauce, which is then tossed with pasta for a hearty, satisfying meal.
Ingredients
- 7 ounce pasta uncooked
- 1 salmon fillet
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ Teaspoon black pepper ground
- 1 cup table cream
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1 Teaspoon thyme
- ½ Teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 Teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Cook your pasta according to pasta packaging instructions.
- Cut salmon fillet into smaller pieces. I cut thick slices first and cut them into two once more.
- Heat up a pot with olive oil and add the salmon fillet pieces. Cook fish on all sides over medium heat.
- Season with black paper while stirring frequently.
- Takedown the heat and pour in the liquid cream.
- Season with salt, thyme, garlic powder, and onion powder. Combine all the ingredients.
- Cook the sauce for 2-3 minutes so that the ingredients infuse the sauce.
- Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and mix in while cooking on slow heat.
- Take from heat and serve hot.
Notes
- Drizzle fresh lemon juice over the pasta just before serving to add brightness to the creamy salmon flavor.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 675
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 675kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 78g | 26% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 67mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 1191mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 279mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 655IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 62mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.