Smoked Salmon Pasta
By: BJ Graham
Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 2:24pm

Ingredients




2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion (or 4 shallots)
1/2 cup of finely chopped red pepper
2 garlic cloves (minced)
3/4 cup of chopped smoked salmon
1/2 cup of whipping cream
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon fresh tyme or ½ tsp dried
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup parmesean cheese
2 cups of penne pasta (but you can use anything!!)

Preparation

1 In saucepan melt butter over medium. Saute onion and red pepper about a min. Add garlic saute for another min or two. Add smoked salmon saute 2 min. Bring the temp up a notch and add cream, milk, salt, pepper, thyme, 1/2 the parm cheese. Reduce to low. Stir gently about 5 min until it thickens a bit. Dont let it boil but don’t freak out about it either. Remove from heat and keep warm. Cook pasta el dente of course. Pour sauce over pasta. Sprinkle with cheese. 2 Takes about 20 min. I double it as this is only for 2. Don’t expect a thick sauce, the joy of it is the lightness and the flavor. You can also add anything you want in place of the salmon. I have done scallops, shrimp, vegetarian (replace salmon with mushrooms)  use your imagination. 3 For lower fat, you can replace whipping cream with 3/4 cup of low fat sour cream (I have never tried it but it is another option)

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