15-Minute Creamy Salmon Linguine
This 15-minute creamy salmon linguine is rich, comforting, and incredibly quick to make. Tender salmon and perfectly cooked pasta are coated in a smooth, creamy sauce for an easy yet elegant meal.
Ingredients
- * 12 oz linguine
- * 2 salmon fillets skin removed, cut into chunks
- * 2 cloves garlic minced
- * ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
- * 2 tablespoons olive oil
- * 1 cup heavy cream
- * ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- * ½ cup pasta water as needed
- * 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- * Salt and black pepper to taste
- * Optional: red pepper flakes butter, lemon zest
Instructions
- Cook linguine in salted water until al dente and reserve ½ cup pasta water.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add salmon and cook for 3–4 minutes until just cooked, then remove.
- In the same pan, add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Pour in heavy cream and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Stir in parmesan cheese until smooth.
- Add cooked pasta and toss to coat.
- Add pasta water as needed for a silky sauce.
- Return salmon to the pan and gently mix.
- Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and parsley.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Cook linguine in salted water until al dente and reserve ½ cup pasta water.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add salmon and cook for 3–4 minutes until just cooked, then remove.
- In the same pan, add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Pour in heavy cream and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Stir in parmesan cheese until smooth.
- Add cooked pasta and toss to coat.
- Add pasta water as needed for a silky sauce.
- Return salmon to the pan and gently mix.
- Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and parsley.
- Serve immediately.