Easy Salmon Fettuccine

Name: Easy Salmon Fettuccine
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 4 ounces uncooked fettuccine; 2 tablespoons chopped onion; 3 tablespoons butter; 1 plum tomato, seeded and cut into strips; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes; 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 pouch (7.1 ounces) boneless skinless pink salmon; 2 tablespoons pine nuts

“This recipe was in our newspaper, but I adapted it to our tastes,” says Dorothy Wray of Sweetwater, Texas. “It’s quick and easy to prepare and has become a stand-by recipe that I serve often.”

Ingredients

4 ounces uncooked fettuccine
2 tablespoons chopped onion
3 tablespoons butter
1 plum tomato, seeded and cut into strips
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 pouch (7.1 ounces) boneless skinless pink salmon
2 tablespoons pine nuts

Directions

Cook fettuccine according to package directions.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the tomato, lemon juice, parsley, lemon peel and salt; cook and stir until heated through.
Drain fettuccine; add to skillet. Stir in salmon and heat through. Sprinkle with pine nuts.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/4 cups: 444 calories, 18g fat (8g saturated fat), 58mg cholesterol, 957mg sodium, 47g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 4g fiber), 28g protein.

Originally published as Salmon Fettuccini in Cooking for 2 Summer 2008

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MrsRodriquez

Mar 12, 2014

I made this without the salmon added and i tripled the recipe so that i could have left overs but it tasted great. I also used penne pasta instead. Everyone loved it and i also made baked sweet chili salmon to accompany this dish. The spicy sweet went well with lemon pasta.
StephanieDenton

Mar 25, 2010

This was awesome! It is a fantastic after workout supper. Everyone loved it and my son is hard to please. SO easy to make. Fresh or frozen salmon tastes best. I made this so fast supper was early!! No kidding!
1chef2live

Mar 19, 2010

A quick, simple and tasty evening dinner dish.