Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta.

4.97 from 62 votes

This Italian creamy smoked salmon pasta recipe tastes like a luxurious and indulgent dish. But it’s actually super simple to make and calls for just a handful of ingredients. Perfect for special occasions, date nights or just whenever you're craving a delicious and comforting meal.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Course: Dinner, lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean

Keyword: quick and easy recipe, smoked salmon pasta, treccine pasta

Servings:

Calories: 668kcal

Author: Jacqui

Ingredients

14 oz short pasta I used treccine
9 oz smoked salmon cut into small pieces
8.5 floz fresh cream or half and half
1 white or yellow onion peeled and finely chopped
1 handful fresh parsley washed and chopped
salt for pasta and to taste
freshly ground black pepper. to taste

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Instructions

Wash and chop the parsley, peel and finely chop the onion and cut the smoked salmon into small pieces.
Purée half the salmon with the cream until you have a smooth creamy sauce. Add milk if it seems too thick.
Melt the butter in a deep skillet or frying pan. It needs to be big enoughto add the pasta in later. Sayté the chopped onion until it softens. Then, add the remaining salmon pieces and sauté for just a minute.
Mix in the salmon cream with the cooked salmon and onion. Cook for just a minute and add salt and pepper to taste.
Put a pot of water onto boil for the pasta. Add salt once it starts to boil and bring to the boil again. Cook the pasta al dente according to the instructions on the packet. Save a cup of pasta cooking water. Then drain the pasta and add it to the sauce.
Mix the pasta and sauce together over a very low heat. Add some pasta cooking water to get a creamier and more liquid result if the sauce seems dry. Add some of the fresh parsley.
Turn off the heat, sprinkle with more fresh parsley and serve immediately.

Notes

Italians don’t usually serve fish pasta with cheese. However, you can, of course, sprinkle the finished dish with some grated Parmigiano if you like.

You can use short pasta like penne for this recipe or egg noodles such as tagliatelle or tagliolini.

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