Having busy lifestyles, a lot of us search for quick and easy recipes for weekday meals. Ones that don’t require lots of prep and chopping, and don’t create a pile of dishes to wash. That’s exactly what I’m bringing you today – a lazy recipe for creamy pasta with salmon and tomatoes. Made with only 5 ingredients, and no chopping required! This delicious meal is rich in protein and will be ready to eat in under 30 minutes. You have to give it a go.
Ingredients for lazy salmon pasta
For 2 servings you will need:
- 2 salmon fillets (mine were 120g each)
- 150g cherry or plum tomatoes
- 165g (one whole small container) of Philadelphia cream cheese (I used Philadelphia lightest)
- two large handfuls of baby spinach
- 150g uncooked pasta
- salt, pepper
How to make express lazy salmon tomato pasta
Start by pre-heating the oven to 180°C (355°F). You can also make this dish in a large air fryer, if you can fit an oven-proof silicone tray in it. No pre-heating is required if you’re using an air fryer.
Prepare an oven-proof dish or large silicone tray with raised edges. Place the salmon fillets, cream cheese and tomatoes on the tray. You can cut each tomato lengthwise but it’s not necessary. No need to mix the ingredients, just throw everything onto the tray.
Bake everything for 18-20 minutes, until the fish is cooked. The cream cheese will become more runny, and the tomatoes will soften and pop.
In the meantime, cook the pasta following the instructions on the package.
Still in the oven-proof dish, break the fish apart into flakes with a fork and remove the skin if needed. Mix the salmon, cream cheese and tomatoes with a fork. Add fresh baby spinach into the hot mixture and stir again. After a couple of minutes, the spinach will wilt from the heat of the baked ingredients.
Add cooked and drained pasta to the mixture and stir everything together. Season with salt and pepper to taste. You can garnish your salmon pasta with a small spinach leaf. Enjoy!
Nutritional value of quick salmon pasta salad
The whole recipe has 1214 kcal, 40 grams of fat, 126 grams of carbs and 81 grams of protein.
The recipe serves two. Each portion has 607 kcal, 20 grams of fat, 63 grams of carbs and 41 grams of protein.
How to store quick and easy salmon pasta salad
This creamy tomato and salmon pasta is delicious when hot, but you can also enjoy it cold the next day – or reheat it in the microwave. Store any leftover salmon pasta in the fridge, in a sealed container. It will last a couple of days.
Nutritional benefits of oily fish
It is recommended that we eat two servings of oily fish per week, but most of us fail to hit that target. Oily fish are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for heart health and may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Bon Appetit!
So there you have it – a quick and easy recipe for creamy salmon, tomato and spinach pasta salad. Enjoy!
Ingredients
For the salmon:- 2 salmon fillets (mine were 120g each)
- 150g cherry or plum tomatoes
- 150g uncooked pasta
- 2 large handfuls of baby spinach
- 165g Philadelphia lightest, or other cream cheese
- salt, pepper
Directions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (355°F).
- Place the salmon, cream cheese and tomatoes in an oven-proof dish. No need to chop anything or mix the ingredients, but you can cut the tomatoes lengthwise if you have 2 extra minutes to spare.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, until the fish is cooked.
- In the meantime, cook the pasta following the instructions on the package.
- Once the fish is baked, pull it into flakes with a fork and remove the skin if needed. Mix the flaked salmon with the cream cheese and tomatoes on the tray.
- Add the fresh spinach and cooked pasta into the salmon mix, then stir.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Set aside for a couple of minutes to let the spinach wilt.
- Enjoy!
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