Best 13 Creamy Salmon Pasta Recipes

CREAMY SMOKED SALMON PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion in butter until tender.
• Stir flour and garlic powder into the butter and onions. Gradually stir in milk. Heat to just below boiling point, and then gradually stir in cheese until the sauce is smooth. Stir in peas and mushrooms., and cook over low heat for 4 minutes.
• Toss in smoked salmon, and cook for 2 more minutes. Serve over pasta.

CREAMY PASTA WITH SALMON

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• While pasta cooks, pour enough water into a frying pan to cover salmon; add dill. Strain in lemon juice. Mix and season with salt and pepper. Add salmon to the pan and poach over medium-high heat, flipping as necessary, until it flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes. Remove the skin when you flip it the first time.
• At the same time, heat olive oil in a pan over medium to medium-high heat. Saute green beans and shallots until the shallots start to brown and the green beans soften, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Once the salmon is poached, use tongs to set it aside in a shallow bowl, but don't throw the poaching mixture away. Take about 1/4 cup of the poaching mixture and add it to a saucepan. Add sour cream and chopped dill and mix over medium heat until combined. Remove from heat and mix into pasta.
• Place pasta on serving plates, along with some chunks of the salmon, plus some of the sauteed mixture. Try to get an even mix if possible. Sprinkle with garden cress. Serve immediately!

CREAMY PASTA WITH SMOKED SALMON, ARUGULA AND LEMON

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salty water to a rolling boil. Add the pasta. While it cooks, combine in a large serving bowl the yogurt, salmon, garlic, lemon zest and juice, arugula and dill. Just before the pasta is finished cooking, scoop out 1/2 cup pasta water and reserve.
• Drain the pasta and slide it into the bowl. Using two spoons, toss the pasta and sauce as you would a salad. If the sauce is too thick, add a little of the reserved pasta water. Season to taste with salt and grind a generous amount of pepper on top.

CREAMY SALMON AND LEEK PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and return to the pot.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir leek in butter until slightly softened, 6 to 7 minutes; season with salt. Pour white wine and lemon juice over the leeks, and bring to a boil while scraping any browned bits of food from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Simmer until most of the liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes.
• Stir creme fraiche, mustard, and 1 pinch cayenne pepper into the leek mixture. Reduce heat to low and let cook until warmed, about 5 minutes. Add salmon to sauce; cook and stir until salmon starts to flake and is no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat and stir in cilantro. Pour sauce over spaghetti; toss to coat. Garnish with a pinch of cayenne pepper.

CREAMY SALMON PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium pot over high heat. Add wine to the pot and allow half to cook off, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Cover the bottom of the pot with onion slices. Score the skin side of the salmon to prevent curling. Lay salmon on the onion slices, skin side up. Reduce heat to low and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), 10 to 12 minutes. Remove salmon from the pot and let cool.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place mayonnaise, white wine vinegar, celery salt, paprika, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir well. Remove 1/2 of the dressing and refrigerate until serving.
• Drain macaroni and add to the bowl of dressing; turn to coat. Add celery, carrot, red pepper, peas, and green onions. Turn to coat. Remove skin from the salmon and cut into rough chunks. Add to the macaroni and stir gently. Chill for at least 2 hours.
• Add remaining dressing to the salad and toss. Taste and adjust salt, if necessary.

PASTA WITH CREAMY SMOKED SALMON AND DILL

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water. Add sea salt to taste, and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in penne and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Drain penne well, and reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water.
• Return penne and reserved cup of pasta water to the empty pot and place over medium-low heat.
• Stir smoked salmon, cream cheese, dill, green onions, Dijon mustard, lemon zest, lemon juice, and black pepper into pasta until cream cheese is melted, 4 to 5 minutes.

SMOKED SALMON IN CREAMY WHISKEY SAUCE OVER PASTA

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, saute the sage in the butter; when it begins to be fragrant and turn color, remove and discard.
• Add the garlic to the pan, and saute for 30 seconds.
• Add the salmon to the pan, toss well, add nuts and cook for 30 seconds (the salmon will break down into small pieces, don't be alarmed).
• Add the lemon juice and the whiskey, and cook for another minute.
• Add in the mascarpone cheese and stir well until it melts and is completely incorporated with the other ingredients.
• Add ground black pepper to taste.
• Add the hot cooked pasta to your pan and mix it well into the sauce.
• It is now ready to serve!

SALMON, ASPARAGUS AND PASTA IN A CREAMY DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Turn on your broiler and set your upper rack to the middle position. Let it preheat 5 minutes.
• Set 1 qt of water to boil in a medium pot.
• Take a 12" wide section of heavy duty foil and fold into thirds and then fold over the edges by 1/4"- this is what you will bake the salmon on (who doesn't like easy cleanup?). Spray the foil with a spritz of cooking spray, and season the salmon on both sides. Place on the foil and give the top of the salmon a spritz of cooking spray.
• Bake under the broiler- this should take about 6-8 minutes. When its done, remove from the oven and set it aside to rest.
• When your water comes to a boil, salt it and add the pasta. You will add in the asparagus during the last minute of cooking.
• To make the sauce, whisk together the first 9 ingredients of the sauce in a small saucepan and set over medium heat. Stir occasionally. When it has thickened and no longer has a starchy flavor, take off the heat.
• When the pasta and asparagus is done cooking, drain and return to the pan you cooked it inches Dice the salmon into bite sized pieces and add to the pasta.
• Just before adding the sauce to the pasta, stir in the lemon juice and light butter. Dump this into the pan with the pasta, asparagus and salmon, toss gently until the pasta is completely coated with sauce.
• Serve!

CREAMY SMOKED SALMON PASTA WITH SPINACH AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add pasta and cook for 10 to 15 min or until al dente; drain.
• Meanwhile melt the butter in a large skillet and add onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Cook over medium heat until onions are translucent. Reduce heat to low and add in milks, cheeses, and basil and stir over low heat until smooth and creamy about 10 to 15 minutes. Add smoked salmon and spinach and toss until heated through. Add cooked pasta and tomatoes and toss to combine. Add a bit of starchy pasta water if needed to make the sauce a good consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

CREAMY SALMON AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large stock pot boil pasta in water.
• After 7 minutes add the green beans, asparagus and broccoli.
• Drain and plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process.
• Drain well.
• In a large bowl combine the mayonnaise, dijonnaise, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper and whisk well.
• Add the salmon, pasta and cooked veggies along with the sweet bell pepper.
• Toss gently and serve.

CREAMY SMOKED SALMON PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil.
• Add pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Melt butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat.
• Stir in crushed red pepper, allow it to season the butter.
• Saute onion in butter until tender, about 8 minutes.
• Add garlic in the last 2 minutes.
• Then, stir in flour; gradually stir in milk; whisking all the while.
• Check for seasoning.
• Heat to just below boiling and then gradually stir in cheese until the sauce is smooth.
• Stir in peas and mushrooms; cook over low heat for 4 minutes.
• Toss in smoked salmon and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Serve over pasta, a salad of greens, French bread and a bottle of wine.
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SALMON AND PASTA IN CREAMY RED SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly Saute Shallots in Olive oil for until tender. Add in Crushed Tomato's, simmer on medium heat for approx 5 mins. Added in Red Wine, Garlic, Salt, Pepper to taste. Simmer again for 2 mins. Reduce heat to Medium low. Add Salmon and pouche on both sides until tender but not over cooked. Remove Salmon and place on platter and cover. Increase heat to medium high. Add in Balsamic Vinger and allow sauce to reduce by 1/3. Add in Heavy cream and allow to blend with sauce, should be a rosey red color. While Sauce is reducing cook pasta until bite tender. Once sauce is cooked, cut up Salmon into cubes and add abck into sauce. Add in Tarragon and Cheese and mix well. Add in a pinch of sugar to cut down on acid of tomato's and vinger. Blend in pasta and cheese. Add additional salt or pepper to taste and remove from heat. When plating, make sure to reserve some sauce to coat. Serve with crunchy frech loaf or italian bread and enjoy.

CREAMY TOMATO-SMOKED SALMON PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter and olive oil in a pot over medium heat and cook shallots until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and 1/2 the juice. Season with Italian herbs, salt, and white pepper. Cover pot and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat and puree contents using a stick blender until smooth. Stir in cream.
• Return pot to stove and bring to a boil. Add white wine, smoked salmon, and sherry. Season with salt, white pepper, and basil and heat until warmed through but do not boil.
• Serve spaghetti with tomato-smoked salmon sauce and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.