How to make PERFECT CREAMY SALMON PASTA - Easy Dinner Recipe

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

salmon fillets

🥗Healthier: trout

💰Cheaper: canned salmon

Canned salmon is budget-friendly and still nutritious

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: water with lemon juice

Chicken broth adds flavor without the cost of wine

Chop a medium sized onion and 2-3 cloves of garlic finely.

Remove the skin from the salmon fillet and cut the salmon into medium sized chunks.

In a medium-sized pot, bring water to a boil and salt it generously.

Once boiling, add the pasta and cook until about a minute away from being al dente.

In a large stainless steel or non-stick pan over medium-high heat, add extra virgin olive oil and a knob of butter.

Once the butter is sizzling, add the finely diced onion and fry for about 2-3 minutes.

Add the garlic and salmon to the pan and continue to fry for a couple more minutes.

Save some pasta water and strain the noodles once they are close to al dente.

Add salt, pepper, and a pinch of thyme to the salmon mixture before deglazing the pan with lemon juice and white wine.

Let the alcohol evaporate for a minute, then add heavy cream and baby spinach.

Grate a good amount of parmesan cheese over the sauce and add the noodles to the pan.

Stir everything around with kitchen tongs and adjust the texture with the reserved pasta water.

Adjust the seasoning if necessary and plate the dish.

Grate more parmesan cheese over the dish and add crispy fish skin on top.

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