Creamy salmon spaghetti with lemon and garlic
Whip up a nutritious and filling meal for the whānau with some pantry staples and a few fresh veges. Topped with a zesty sauce made from sour cream, this salmon pasta dish is packed with flavour!
* The ingredients used in this recipe are shared with other recipes from week three of the spring weekly meal planner. See the meal planner here.
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
- 250g dry spaghetti*
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped or 1 ½ teaspoons crushed garlic
- 1 large capsicum, sliced
- 150g (1 cup) frozen peas*, defrosted
- 2 large carrots, grated
- 400g frozen spinach*, defrosted
- 250g lite sour cream
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 415g can pink salmon, drained and roughly flaked
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Method
- Cook spaghetti according to packet instructions. Set aside 1 cup pasta cooking water as you are draining the pasta.
- Heat oil in a large pot or deep frying pan on the stove over medium high heat. Sauté onions until softened. Add garlic and capsicums and stir fry until the garlic is fragrant and the capsicum is slightly softened.
- Add peas, carrots, and spinach, stir to heat through. Mix in sour cream and lemon zest to coat the veges, add ½ cup of the pasta cooking water and mix through. If the sauce is too thick add more of the remaining water, to your liking. Heat the sauce through while stirring occasionally.
- Add flaked salmon, and lemon juice, gently stir through. Test taste and add salt and pepper if desired.
- Stir cooked pasta to coat in the creamy sauce. Serve.
Cooking tip:
• If you have enough space on the stove, you can cook the pasta and sauce at the same time to cook the meal faster.
Adapt it:
• Use canned tuna or cooked chicken if preferred.
• Serve with grated cheese if you like.
• Use 300g of pasta for larger appetites
Kid-friendly alternatives:
• Use minimal amounts of added salt.
• Swap spinach for extra frozen peas or corn for fussier little ones.
Leftovers:
• Eat for lunch the next day.