Salmon and Pasta in Paprika Wine Sauce

Easy salmon and pasta weeknight dinner idea with restaurant quality. Delicate angel hair pasta with salmon is combined with a wonderful paprika wine sauce. Healthy and entertaining worthy.

Course Main Course Seafood, Pasta Recipes

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 503kcal

Author Lea Ann Brown

Ingredients

1 small salmon filet grilled, baked or pan-seared
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion sweet onion, sliced
½ yellow bell pepper thin sliced
1 small tomato Chopped. Or grape tomatoes, sliced in half
1 medium shallot peeled and diced
1 Tablespoon capers drained
1 Tablespoon paprika
½ Cup Chardonnay or any dry white wine
½ lemon juiced
4 ounces angel hair pasta ½ small box

Instructions

Season salmon with salt and grill or bake until flaky and done. Let sit at room temperature until ready to add.
Heat oil in a fry pan. Add bell pepper and onion and saute until soft.
Add shallot and stir until fragrant.
Add in tomato, chardonnay and lemon and cook on low until heated. Sprinkle in capers and paprika and keep warm.
Meanwhile cook pasta according to package directions.
Drain pasta. Chunk the salmon.
In a pasta serving bowl, combine the pasta and vegetables and gently stir in the chunked salmon. Disperse the salmon throughout, making sure it's coated with that beautiful sauce.

Notes

How to easily cook salmon, simply preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Roast salmon for 20 minutes. The skin will easily pull off. You can also pan sear the salmon. Add a little oil to a large fry pan. Add salmon skin side down and cook until it's crispy and flaky. About 15 minutes. Again, the flesh will easily separate from the skin.

Pro Tip: Why is pasta water good for pasta sauce? Don't throw all of that pasta cooking liquid down the drain, It’s liquid gold. It’s a must to add to any sauce for any pasta dish. It’s high in starch and this salty starchy water helps the sauce cling to the pasta while helping to thicken the sauce. It turns any pasta dish into a luxurious pasta dish.

Add a little (¼ cup) of the reserved pasta water while tossing the salmon and pasta together.

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