Creamy Salmon Pasta
Serve with: Focaccia Calcium isn't found only in dairy products. Eating canned salmon with the bones mashed in is an excellent way to increase your calcium intake.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 702 |
| pro | 39 g |
| total fat | 24 g |
| sat. fat | 10 g |
| carb | 82 g |
| fibre | 6 g |
| chol | 80 mg |
| sodium | 1.185 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 49% |
| iron | 46% |
| vit A | 91% |
| vit C | 20% |
| folate | 120% |
Suggested Recipes
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1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp (1 mL) Dried tarragon
3 tbsp (50 mL) all-purpose flour
2-1/2 cups (625 mL) milk, heated
1/2 cup (125 mL) herbed cream cheese, cubed
1 tsp (5 mL) grated lemon rind
4 tsp (20 mL) lemon juice
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper
4 cups (1 L) medium shell pasta (12 oz/375 g)
6 cups (1.5 L) coarsely chopped fresh spinach
2 cans (7.5 oz/213 g each) salmon, drained
Preparation:
In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion, garlic and tarragon, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add flour; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in milk; cook, stirring, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Add cream cheese, lemon rind and juice, salt and pepper; stir until blended.
Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm, about 10 minutes. Place spinach in colander in sink; drain pasta into colander. Return pasta and spinach to pot; add sauce and toss to coat. Add salmon and gently toss.
Additional Information
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Tip: Remove bones from salmon and mash thoroughly with fork or fingers before adding them, along with the salmon, to the pasta.
Tags:
Main Course; Fish; Pasta/Noodles; Cheese/Other Dairy; Vegetables; One-Pot;
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