Creamy Salmon Pasta without Heavy Cream | Meal in 10 Minutes

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

Heat a saucepan over medium-high flame.

Remove from heat and add butter, allowing it to melt completely.

Add flour and combine well using a hand whisk until there are no lumps.

Add half of the whole milk and mix well.

Add the remaining milk and continue mixing.

Return to the stove and cook gently on low-medium flame, mixing until the sauce reaches the right thickness.

Season the sauce with salt to taste, aiming for a consistency that is not too thick or too liquid.

Set the sauce aside.

Chop the brown onion (or red onion if preferred).

Heat 1 to 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a skillet.

Add the chopped onion and cook until softened.

Add minced garlic (optional) and then add the smoked salmon, cooking for 1 minute since it is already cooked.

Season with black pepper and a bit of chili flakes.

Add the white sauce to the skillet and mix well, cooking for 1 minute.

Add grated lemon zest and a little salt, adjusting for the saltiness of the smoked salmon.

Turn off the heat.

Cook the pasta in boiling water with a good amount of salt until ready.

Transfer the cooked pasta directly into the salmon sauce.

Add pasta water as needed to combine well.

Add chopped parsley and mix in.

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