A delicious and quick first course, creamy pasta with fresh salmon, zucchini, and cream cheese. If you want it to be even more enticing, you can add some smoked salmon, a real treat ready in just a few minutes, just the time it takes to cook the pasta. Instead of zucchini, you can also use seasonal artichokes. Time is never enough, and quick ideas that save time in the kitchen are always very useful. This recipe is perfect, cook the pasta and meanwhile prepare the sauce, quickly in the pan, diced zucchini, fresh or frozen salmon, and finally, add the spreadable cream cheese diluted with a little pasta cooking water, and once the pasta is cooked al dente, mix it in the pan with a bit of cooking water, and in an instant, we’ll have a delicious pasta dish that’s perfect as a one-course meal, either for lunch or dinner.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients for Pasta with Salmon, Zucchini, and Cream Cheese
- 5.6 oz pasta
- 1 zucchini
- 1/2 onion
- 5.3 oz fresh salmon
- 3.5 oz cream cheese
- to taste salt
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste ground pepper
Tools for Preparing Pasta with Salmon, Zucchini, and Cream Cheese
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Pot
- 1 Pan
- 1 Ladle
Steps for Preparing Pasta with Salmon, Zucchini, and Cream Cheese
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water. Cook it al dente, meanwhile, prepare the sauce.
In a non-stick pan add a drizzle of olive oil, add chopped onion, and let it sauté with a pinch of salt, then chop a zucchini into cubes and cook in the pan with a pinch of salt for a few minutes, covered.
Meanwhile, cut the fresh salmon into cubes, when the zucchini is tender add the salmon, sauté, then add some pasta cooking water, add the cheese, a bit of ground pepper, mix well, and once the pasta is drained, toss it in the pan with the prepared sauce, adding more cooking water if needed.
Our creamy pasta with cream cheese, salmon, and zucchini is ready to enjoy.
