Creamy Salmon Pasta | 20 Minute 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

Season salmon fillets liberally with salt and pepper.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet until hot.

Add salmon to the skillet, skin side down, and cook for 3-4 minutes until golden.

Flip the salmon and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes until light pink and fully cooked.

Remove salmon from the skillet and set aside on a clean plate.

Add butter to the same skillet and let it melt.

Add chopped shallot and minced garlic to the melted butter and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute until fragrant.

Pour white wine into the skillet and let it reduce for about 5 minutes.

In the meantime, cook fresh pasta in boiling water for 4-5 minutes until done.

Once the wine is reduced, add heavy cream and arugula to the skillet and heat through until arugula wilts.

Season the sauce with salt and add the zest and juice of half a lemon.

Transfer cooked pasta directly into the skillet with the sauce and toss to combine.

Serve topped with the cooked salmon.

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