Penne al Salmone
This easy 30 minute Italian Penne al Salmone dinner recipe uses the simplest ingredients and is the perfect date night or weeknight meal!
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 838kcal
Equipment
- 1 large pasta pot
- 1 large pan with high sides or dutch oven
- 1 chef's knife
- 1 cutting board
- 1 cheese grater
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon plant based unsalted butter (or dairy butter) I use vegan butter
- 1 medium shallot peeled and minced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 pound fresh salmon cut into 2-3 pieces
- 2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt plus extra for salting water
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¾ cup dry white wine
- ⅔ cup canned full fat coconut milk stirred, or heavy cream or half and half
- 1 pound box Penne pasta I use Jovial gluten free pasta
- ½ cup grated parmesan I used dairy free, plus extra for garnish
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest zest of about 1 lemon
- 1 ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil plus more for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and place the oven rack in the center position of the oven.
- Fill a large pot with water and ½ tablespoon salt. Add pasta to the pot, stir and cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water. Strain the rest of the pasta. Rinse the pasta under cold water and set aside.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil and grease with cooking spray. Place the salmon onto the pan and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
- Bake in the center rack of the oven for 12 minutes, until mostly cooked through. Allow to sit for 5 minutes, then flake into medium chunks.
- In a large pan with high sides (or dutch oven) add the oil, butter, minced shallot and garlic. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the white wine, mix and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Mix in the cream, 2 teaspoons salt, ¾ teaspoon pepper, parmesan, lemon zest, lemon juice and the reserved ½ cup pasta water. Stir and bring to a simmer, cooking for 5 minutes, stirring often until thickened.
- Turn off the heat. Add the pasta and basil into the sauce and toss together.
- Mix in the flaked salmon and stir everything together.
Notes
- I use Diamond Crystal kosher salt for this recipe.
- This recipe uses fresh salmon, but feel free to swap with smoked salmon. Begin with only adding half the amount of smoked salmon since it can be quite salty.
- Increase the garlic to 6 cloves if you love garlic!
- You can swap the white wine with vodka or low sodium vegetable broth.
- Easily use a yellow onion in place of the shallot. Be sure to chop it very small!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 838kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 1448mg | Potassium: 996mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 384IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 173mg | Iron: 4mg