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Healthy & Creamy Tuscan Salmon Pasta

Healthy & Creamy Tuscan Salmon Pasta

This Healthy & Creamy Tuscan Salmon Pasta is a nutritious and flavorful dish combining salmon, spinach, and cherry tomatoes in a creamy sauce.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 209 kcal

Equipment

  • nonstick pan

Ingredients
  

Seafood

  • 24 oz salmon cut into 4 portions

Dairy

  • 1 cup 2% milk
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese fresh grated
  • 2 tablespoon butter

Produce

  • 2 cup spinach fresh & chopped
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic

Pantry

  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt pink himalayan
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper ground

Optional

  • 1 serving pasta Barilla protein +

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Pre-heat a nonstick pan on medium heat.
  • Cut large salmon portions in half to make 4 servings.

Cooking Salmon

  • Lightly spray pan with olive oil and place salmon fillets skin side down in the pan.
  • Sprinkle salmon with salt & pepper and sauté for 5 minutes until skin is golden brown.
  • Flip salmon, remove skin (optional), and sauté for an additional 2 minutes with lid on.
  • If skin was removed, flip again and sauté for another minute, then remove from pan and cover with foil.

Making Tuscan Sauce

  • Reduce heat to low, add garlic butter from salmon or add 2 tablespoon butter, then 2 chopped garlic cloves.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk 1 tablespoon of milk and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to make a slurry.
  • Add remaining milk to the pan and whisk in the cornstarch slurry. Cook until sauce thickens slightly, 1-2 minutes.
  • Add grated parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Stir until cheese is incorporated.
  • Add sliced cherry tomatoes, chopped spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes.
  • Once spinach wilts and tomatoes cook down, return salmon to the pan. Heat for another minute, then serve.

Notes

Nutritional facts are for 3oz salmon with sauce. Add an additional 180 calories for a 2oz serving of whole wheat linguini pasta making this entire dish only 389 calories. Substitute pasta for vegetables or brown rice medley.

Nutrition

Serving: 3ozCalories: 209kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 21gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 477mgPotassium: 670mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1026IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 136mgIron: 1mg
Keyword creamy, Healthy, Pasta, quick, salmon, Tuscan
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