5.0 from 9 votes
Smoked Salmon Mac and Cheese
Smoked Salmon Mac and Cheese is modern comfort food with a sophisticated twist, this stuff is incredibly delicious!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 380 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces smoked salmon*
- 1 3/4 cups whole milk
- 1/2 lb pasta I used spiral Riccioli
- salt
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1/4 tsp ground mace feel free to use more to taste
- fresh cracked black pepper to taste.
- 2/3 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese plus more for topping.
- 2 hard boiled eggs cut into wedges
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Remove the skin from the smoked salmon but do not discard.
- Heat the milk in a medium saucepan until just coming to a simmer. Turn off the heat and add the salmon skin and salmon, breaking into chunks as you add it. Let this steep for 15 minutes.
- Remove and discard the skin, then strain the mixture and reserve both the milk and the salmon, separately. (You'll use the milk for the sauce.)
- Meanwhile cook the pasta in plenty of salted water until al dente. Drain and keep the pasta in the pan to keep warm. (You can add the reserved salmon to the pan as well.)
- Add the butter and flour to a saucepan and whisk together over medium heat for a minute or so, but don't let it brown. While whisking, slowly add the reserved milk to the pan, and whisk or stir with a silicone spoon until the mixture starts to thicken. Add the mace and black pepper and remove from the heat.
- Slowly add the cheese to your sauce, off the heat, and stir until smooth and creamy.
- Add the cheese sauce to the pasta and salmon, stirring gently to combine.
- Turn the mixture into your casserole dish. Top with an extra sprinkle of cheese, and nestle in your hard cooked eggs.
- Bake for 10 minutes, just to insure that everything's hot and bubbly, then set under the broiler to get nice and golden on top.
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Notes
- *We're using hot smoked salmon for this recipe, not cold smoked salmon. Hot smoked salmon is already cooked, and usually sold in a chunk, shrink wrapped. Look for it in the fish section of your supermarket.
- *Recipe tweaked from Dish
Nutrition Information
Calories
380kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
112mg
(37%)
Sodium
430mg
(18%)
Potassium
293mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
594IU
(12%)
Calcium
199mg
(20%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 380
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 380kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 112mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 430mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 293mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 594IU | 12% |
| Calcium | 199mg | 20% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.