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Salmon and spinach pasta in cream sauce

Penne with salmon, fresh spinach, Parmesan, and lemon zest in a cream sauce made while the pasta cooks. Makes 4 servings.

Italian cuisine · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
10 min
Cook time
20 min
Total time
30 min
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Cuisine
Italian
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Salmon and spinach pasta in cream sauce is a quick lunch or dinner ready in 30 minutes. The salmon cubes are briefly seared in a skillet, then finish cooking in the cream to stay juicy. Fresh spinach goes in at the end and only needs to wilt, while Parmesan and lemon zest add flavor to the sauce.

Ingredients

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Instructions

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  1. Cook the pasta

    Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente according to the package directions, usually 10–11 minutes. Reserve ½ cup of the pasta water before draining.

  2. Prepare the salmon

    Cut the salmon into cubes about 2 cm wide and season with salt and pepper. Finely chop the onion and press the garlic.

  3. Sauté the onion and salmon

    Heat the olive oil in a skillet and sauté the onion for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and salmon and cook for 2–3 minutes, turning gently so the salmon cubes do not fall apart.

  4. Make the sauce

    Pour in the cream, bring to a gentle simmer, and cook for 3 minutes. Add the spinach and stir until wilted. Stir in the Parmesan, lemon zest, and lemon juice.

  5. Toss with the pasta

    Add the drained pasta and, if the sauce is thick, a little of the reserved pasta water. Toss gently and serve immediately.

Tip: Baby spinach takes up a lot of space, so add it a handful at a time, letting each handful wilt before adding the next.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy
752 kcal
Protein
40 g
Carbohydrates
82 g
of which sugars
6.3 g
Fat
28 g
of which saturates
9.8 g
Fiber
4.5 g
Salt
1.4 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Cestoviny s lososom a špenátom v smotanovej omáčke

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