TIPS & TRICKS to make this Recipe: To give this pasta dish that beautiful creamy texture, I used Greek yogurt instead of heavy cream. The secret? Make sure to add in your Greek yogurt at room temperature. Otherwise it can easily curd.
One-Pan Creamy Salmon Pasta
Watch Albert preparing this recipe:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jbOdQDSYPc&t=3s
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 30 ml
- 15 oz fresh salmon 500 grams
- 1/2 onion finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic roughly minced
- 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 1.30 grams
- 15 oz can diced tomatoes 400 grams
- 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley 8 grams
- 2 cups water 473 ml
- 2 cups uncooked penne pasta 200 grams
- 2 cups bagged fresh spinach chopped 100 grams
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt 125 grams
- sea salt & black pepper
Instructions
- Heat a large fry pan with a medium-high heat and add in 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Cut a 15 oz piece of fresh salmon into 2 fillets, season with sea salt & black pepper
- After heating the olive oil for 2 minutes, add in the fillets of salmon, skin side up, using a spatula push down on the fillets for 30 seconds, after 3 minutes flip to cook the other side, after a total cooking time of 6 minutes remove the salmon fillets from the pan, set aside and cover with foil paper
- Using the same pan with the same heat, add in 1/2 onion finely diced and 4 cloves garlic roughly minced, mix with the olive oil, after 2 minutes add in a generous 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika and quickly mix together, then add in a 15 oz can diced tomatoes, 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley and season with sea salt & black pepper, mix together, then add in 2 cups cold water and bring to a boil, then add in 2 cups uncooked penne pasta and mix around so the pasta is evenly distributed
- Meanwhile, flake the reserved salmon and remove the skin
- After 9 to 10 minutes and most of water has been absorbed by the pasta but there is still some water left, add in 2 cups chopped bagged spinach and the salmon, cover the pan with a lid and lower the heat to a low-medium, simmer for 4 minutes, then turn off the heat and remove the lid
- After letting the pasta cool off for about 1 minute, add in 1/2 cup greek yogurt at room temperature, season the yogurt with black pepper and mix everything together until well combined, sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley and serve at once, enjoy!
