Creamy smoked salmon pasta with peas – ready in 15 minutes

A super-speedy supper! Smoked salmon pasta with peas is a delicious & elegant meal that’s on the table in under 15 minutes.

Usually I have an hour or so to cook dinner, but recently time ran away with me and suddenly it was 20-to-dinnertime and I hadn’t even started. To make matters worse, we were also short of ingredients.

I did what any self-respecting person in my position would do. I opened the fridge and took a panicked look at the contents. 

Just breeeeaaaathe……..

Ready Steady Cook!

There was an unopened packet of smoked salmon, and some cream cheese. A good start, but DH doesn’t eat bread and anyway, a bagel didn’t seem like much of a dinner. 

Think, Helen. Think!

Pasta! There’s always pasta!

Freezer standby vegetables

The fridge was pretty much devoid of vegetables. Fortunately for us, there’s almost always a bag of frozen peas in the freezer for just such an emergency! I can’t sleep well at night without knowing that there’s some nutritious veg stashed away to see off scurvy at a moment’s notice.

Smoked salmon pasta

I got some pasta on to boil and threw together a sauce from the smoked salmon, cream cheese and frozen peas while it was cooking.

By the time my pasta was draining in a colander, the sauce was ready, and DH and Kipper were setting the table. Panic over!

This made enough for me, DH and Kipper. So, serves 2-3.

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Creamy smoked salmon & pea pasta

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A super-speedy supper! Smoked salmon pasta with peas is a delicious & elegant meal that's on the table in under 15 minutes.

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Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine European

Servings 3

Calories 445 kcal

Ingredients

 

US CustomaryMetric

 

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• 160 g short pasta e.g. penne
• 1 medium onion
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 100 g cream cheese
• 120 g smoked salmon
• 130 g frozen peas
• Juice of half a lime (or lemon)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• 160 g (5 ⅔ oz) short pasta
  Cook the pasta in boiling water according to the instructions on the packet.
• 1 medium onion, 1 tablespoon butter
  Meanwhile, peel and thinly slice the onion. Heat the butter in a large heavy skillet over a medium heat and cook the sliced onion, stirring occasionally, for 7-9 minutes until very soft and beginning to brown.
• 100 g (3 ½ oz) cream cheese
  Stir in the cream cheese and mix well. Lower the heat to just keep warm.
• 130 g (1 cups) frozen peas
  Add the peas to the boiling pasta for the last 2-3 minutes of cooking. Once cooked, drain everything well.
• 120 g (4 ¼ oz) smoked salmon, Juice of half a lime, Salt and pepper to taste
  Cut the smoked salmon into strips/pieces. Add to the onion & cream cheese mixture with the drained pasta and peas. Squeeze over the lime (or lemon) juice and mix gently to combine. Taste and add more lime juice, salt and/or pepper to your preference.
• Serve with additional lime or lemon wedges if desired.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Creamy smoked salmon & pea pasta

Amount per Serving

Calories

445

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

18

g

28

%

Saturated Fat

 

10

g

63

%

Trans Fat

 

0.2

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

1

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

5

g

Cholesterol

 

53

mg

18

%

Sodium

 

455

mg

20

%

Potassium

 

393

mg

11

%

Carbohydrates

 

51

g

17

%

Fiber

 

5

g

21

%

Sugar

 

7

g

8

%

Protein

 

19

g

38

%

Vitamin A

 

931

IU

19

%

Vitamin C

 

20

mg

24

%

Calcium

 

68

mg

7

%

Iron

 

2

mg

11

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Keyword pasta, peas, smoked salmon

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