Smoked Salmon Pasta

Categories: MAIN COURSES and RECIPES.

This is one of my favourite pasta dishes. Mix up the flavours of cream cheese, from chives to jalapeno, anything goes!

Smoked Salmon Pasta

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Course Main Courses
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g dry wholewheat spaghetti
  • 100 g frozen edamame beans
  • 100 g sliced runner beans
  • 40 g baby spinach
  • 50 g smoked salmon
  • 70 g cream cheese any flavour
  • 120 ml semi skimmed milk
  • 1/2 lemon, zest & juice
  • 2 tbsp grated parmesan

Instructions
 

  • Cook the pasta in boiling water (simmer) for 12 minutes. After 6 minutes, add the edamame beans and runner beans to this pan.
  • With 5 minutes left on the pasta, gently melt the cream cheese in a deep frying pan over a low heat. Gradually stir in the milk to make a sauce.
  • Drain the pasta and veggies when cooked.
  • Take the sauce off the heat and add the lemon zest and juice along with the chopped up smoked salmon.
  • Add the drained pasta to this pan and mix thoroughly.
  • Split the spinach between to bowls. Spoon over the spaghetti and sauce.
  • Sprinkle 1 tbsp of grated parmesan over each dish and add lashings of black pepper.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Nutrition approx:
480 kcal, 57g carbs, 29g Protein, 13g fat (4g saturated), 11g fibre