Let’s make some high-protein creamy basil salmon pasta. First, you’re going to boil some salted water, add in your pasta, and give it a stir. I’m using this high-protein pasta.

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Arielle McCracken

High-Protein Creamy Basil Salmon Pasta

A quick, high-protein pasta with sautéed zucchini and garlic, smoked salmon, cream cheese and pesto, finished with basil and chili flakes.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 6 oz* high-protein pasta
• 1 small zucchini cut up
• 1 clove garlic cut up
• 1 tablespoon* olive oil for the pan
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon* milk a splash
• 4 oz smoked salmon
• 1 tablespoon pesto
• 1/4 teaspoon* salt go easy, salmon is salty
• 1/4 teaspoon* black pepper
• 1 tablespoon* fresh basil chopped, for topping
• 1/4 teaspoon* chili flakes for topping

Method

 

1. Boil salted water; add pasta and stir.
2. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a pan; add garlic and zucchini and stir.
3. Stir in about two tablespoons cream cheese and a splash of milk.
4. Stir in four ounces smoked salmon until combined.
5. Stir in a tablespoon pesto.
6. Add pepper and a little salt—the salmon is salty. Stir to combine; simmer.
7. Drain cooked pasta; stir into sauce.
8. Plate; add toppings such as chopped basil and chili flakes.

Notes

Amounts marked * are estimates based on the video.

Servings and times are estimates based on the video.

You don’t need too much salt because the smoked salmon is also quite salty already.

Preparing the Vegetables and Sauce

And while that’s boiling, I’ve cut up a small zucchini and a clove of garlic, heating some olive oil in a pan, and I’m just going to add the garlic and the zucchini right in. Give it a stir, and I’m adding about two tablespoons of cream cheese and just a splash of milk here.

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Now you’re just going to stir all of that together, and I’m adding in four ounces of smoked salmon. Again, you’re going to give that a nice stir until it’s all mixed in, and I’m adding in a tablespoon of pesto here, again stirring as we go. Adding now some salt and some pepper, but you don’t need too much salt because the smoked salmon is also quite salty already. And then just stir until everything is combined and let that simmer.

Combining and Serving

Drain your pasta when it’s ready and go ahead and combine everything, giving it a good stir. Then you’re just going to plate this up. This makes two servings. And you can add any toppings you like here. I’m adding some fresh chopped basil and also some chili flakes because I like things spicy, but you could also add something like parmesan cheese.

And there you have it.

Now just dig in and enjoy!