Salmon Spinach Pasta
Salmon spinach pasta - Delicious pasta dish with fresh lemon. Photo: © Jan Schümann
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Nutritional values
This pasta is packed with lean protein and omega-3 fatty acids from the salmon, which help support heart health.
If you'd like a bit more flavor, use use goat's cream cheese instead of cow's milk cream cheese. In winter, kale is a great substitute for spinach - the vegetables provide a lot of immune strengthening vitamin C.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 612 cal. | (29 %) | ||
| Protein | 32 g | (33 %) | ||
| Fat | 18 g | (16 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 78 g | (52 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 15 g | (50 %) |
| Vitamin A | 0.2 mg | (25 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0.1 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 0.7 mg | (6 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 8.6 μg | (14 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.9 mg | (90 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.2 mg | (18 %) | ||
| Niacin | 7.7 mg | (64 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.3 mg | (21 %) | ||
| Folate | 85.1 μg | (28 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 1.2 mg | (20 %) | ||
| Biotin | 4.2 μg | (9 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0.1 μg | (3 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 16.6 mg | (17 %) | ||
| Potassium | 669.7 mg | (17 %) | ||
| Calcium | 90.7 mg | (9 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 167 mg | (56 %) | ||
| Iron | 5.8 mg | (39 %) | ||
| Iodine | 7 μg | (4 %) | ||
| Zinc | 4 mg | (50 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 4.2 g | |||
| Uric acid | 117.8 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 15.8 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 2 g |
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 18 ozs Whole Grain Pasta (e.g. Penne)
- salt
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 Red onion
- 1 lemon
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 12 ozs Vegetable broth
- 3 Tbsps cream cheese
- 9 ozs Salmon
- 3 ozs Spinach
- peppers
Kitchen utensils
Preparation steps
Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water according to the package instructions until al dente. Then drain.
In the meantime, peel garlic and onion and cut into fine cubes. Rinse lemon hot, dab dry and rub the peel.
Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the garlic and onions over medium heat until translucent. Add lemon grated lemon and pour on vegetable stock. Stir in cream cheese and bring to the boil once. Then reduce heat.
Cut salmon fillet into bite-sized pieces, add to the sauce and cook for about 5 minutes.
Wash the spinach and spin dry. Add to the salmon with the noodles, season with pepper and mix well. Spread the salmon pasta with spinach on four plates and serve.
