Simple is sometimes Best: quick and easy pasta with Salmon

I typically meal prep on the weekends, but lately, I haven’t had the time to do that. So, when Sunday evening rolled around, I was thinking to myself, what’s for dinner? Can that also double up as one of my lunch packs for the week? I ended up with this simple, delicious, quick-to-make salmon and pasta combo. I already planned to make salmon, as I like it on my salads.

Initially, I thought about adding sausage to the past, but since I didn’t plan ahead, it was still in the freezer; however, this will be a blessing. The pivot to the salmon was exactly what I needed. It was so good that I finished my serving before making it to the table in between attending to the kids. Chopping the salmon into bite-sized pieces, like I would have the sausage, was a no-brainer.

My preference for pasta is angel hair pasta because not only do I find it easier to cook, but I also easier to eat. If you don’t have the exact ingredients I used readily available, substitution is the name of the game. The beauty of this in-the -moment made-up “recipe” is that the flavor profile can be anything you want it to be and the recipe is more of an estimate so please keep that in mind.

You can ind more pasta recipes here on the blog.

Ingredients:

• 8 oz Angel hair pasta (or pasta of choice)
• 4 salmon filets
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 tsp Wood fire Garlic seasoning
• 1 tbsp garlic paste (or minced garlic)
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1/2 tsp hot pepper oil
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup chicken stock
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Directions:

• Rinse salmon and pat dry. Cut into bite size cube. Not too small.
• Cook pasta per direction box or preference.
• Season with salt, pepper, and garlic season. Toss to coat.
• On low-med heat het up the oil and add salmon, cook till done about 5 – 7 minutes.
• Removes salmon from pan and set aside. Leave sauce/juice from salmon in pan and return to heat.
• Add butter, garlic paste, crushed red peppers, hot pepper oil, chicken stock and lemon juice to pan. Let it simmer for about a minute.
• Add salmon back into the sauce, add cooked pasta, mix content well. Allow to cook for another 1 – 2 minutes and done.

It might not look like the best thing. But, trust me, it tastes like it. Enjoy!