Creamy Salmon & Broccoli Pasta

Name: Creamy Salmon & Broccoli Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, American, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 x 125g skinless boneless salmon fillets; 120g dry pasta (I used penne); 1 tsp salt for pasta water; 2 small shallots; 100g tender stem broccoli; 100g cherry tomatoes; 2 garlic cloves; 80g reduced fat crème fraîche; 20g grated parmesan; 1/2 mug of pasta water; 1 lemon; 20 sprays Frylight; Handful of chopped parsley; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground pepper; 2 tsp cajun seasoning

13 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

Creamy Salmon & Broccoli Pasta! Serves 2 - 602 calories per portion (55g carbs / 24G fat / 40g protein)

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:45:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1294.9 kcal (65%)

Total Fat94.8 g (135%)

Carbs57.5 g (22%)

Sugars6.8 g (8%)

Protein40.6 g (81%)

Sodium2610.8 mg (131%)

Fiber5 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

2 x 125gskinless boneless salmon fillets

120gdry pasta

1 tspsalt

100gtender stem broccoli

100gcherry tomatoes

2garlic cloves

80greduced fat crème fraîche

20ggrated parmesan

0.5 mugpasta water

1lemon

20 spraysFrylight

parsley

chopped

½ tspsalt

1 tspground pepper

2 tspcajun seasoning

Instructions

Step 1

1. Prep veg by dicing the shallots and garlic, halving the cherry tomatoes and chopping up the tenderstem broccoli

Step 2

2. Start by laying your salmon fillets onto a baking tray and spraying all over with some Frylight cooking spray

Step 3

3. Then sprinkle over 1/4 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of black pepper and 1 tsp of Cajun seasoning and massaging all over

Step 4

4. Place into a preheated oven at fan 180° for 12-14 mins and remove once cooked.

Step 5

5. In the mean time, add salt to boiling water and add your dry pasta for about 8 mins until cooked. Reserve some of the pasta water and drain

Step 6

6. Whilst the pasta is cooking, spray some Frylight into a medium hot pan and add your shallots, broccoli and cherry tomatoes

Step 7

7. Stir occasionally and fry for around 5 mins before adding the diced garlic and sprinkling over the 1/4 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of black pepper and 1 tsp of Cajun seasoning.

Step 8

8. Stir through and continue to fry for another 2 minutes

Step 9

9. Reduce the heat to low and add the reserved pasta water. Then spoon in the crème fraîche and stir through to make a sauce.

Step 10

10. Finish the sauce by sprinkling in the Parmesan, squeezing in half a lemon juice and adding a handful of chopped parsley.

Step 11

11. Stir again to combine before adding in the drained pasta and fully mixing together.

Step 12

12. Serve into two equal portions and top each one with a salmon fillet.

Step 13

13. Garnish with some additional chopped parsley and an additional squeeze of lemon juice.