Description
This 20-minute garlic butter salmon pasta recipe is super easy to make and uses only a handful of ingredients. It’s perfect for dinner on a busy weeknight!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ounces uncooked pasta
- 1/2 pound fresh salmon
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Flour for dredging
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup chicken broth (or veg broth)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3–4 cloves garlic (minced)
- fresh parsley (optional garnish)
- red pepper flakes (optional garnish)
- parmesan cheese (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Step 1: Boil a salted pot of water for your pasta. Cook it al dente according to package directions. I suggest starting the sauce once the water’s boiling.
- Step 2: Sprinkle the salmon with salt & pepper and coat it in the flour.
- Step 3: Add the oil and butter to a skillet over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the salmon and cook it for 2 minutes/side, then take the fish out of the pan and set it aside (if you bought salmon with skin and don’t want to eat it, you can easily peel the skin off at this point if you wish).
- Step 4: Add the chicken broth, garlic, and lemon juice to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium and let it simmer for about a minute.
- Step 5: Add the salmon back into the pan and break it up with your spoon into bite-size pieces. Cook it for a few more minutes until it’s cooked through and the sauce has reduced a fair bit.
- Step 6: Drain the pasta and add it to the skillet (you can add a little pasta water if you wish). Toss it & serve immediately with parsley, red pepper flakes, and parmesan cheese if desired.
Notes
Salmon skin is fine to eat, but can be peeled off easily after searing. If using leftover cooked salmon, simply add it to the pan at the end to warm through.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-searing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 559 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 369 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 47 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 31 g
- Cholesterol: 92 mg
Keywords: garlic butter salmon pasta, quick dinner, easy seafood pasta, 20-minute meal