A light meal that is comforting with fresh easy-to-find ingredients. Salmon and Shrimp Pasta has broccoli, seafood and just enough cream to make you feel amazingly luxurious.
Make this simple dish as a dinner for two; it’s much easier than you think to eat like a queen and king at home. Give yourself the date-night-out treatment you deserve.
Key Ingredients in This Recipe
- Broccoli
- Salmon
- Shrimp
- Pasta
- Shallot
- Cream
- Parsley
- Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
How to Make Salmon and Shrimp Pasta
Step 1 – Cook the pasta according to the directions on the packaging. Add the broccoli florets the last 3 minutes of cooking time.
Drain and reserve some pasta water.
Step 2 – Heat oil in a skillet and add finely chopped shallot and garlic paste and saute until translucent or caramelized. I prefer crispy onion as you can see in the image.
Season shrimp and salmon with salt & pepper and add to the skillet. Cook until seafood is done and let rest.
- Step 3 – Add cream to skillet, as well as cheese, stir until cheese is melted in cream.
- Step 4 – Add pasta and broccoli and stir until all is coated. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and salt & pepper to taste.
- Step 5 – Break salmon into pieces and add to skillet, together with shrimp. Mix carefully. If the mixture is too thick, add some pasta water.
- Step 6 – Plate and sprinkle with finely chopped parsley.
Other Pasta Salmon Recipes to Try
Salmon and Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients
- 5 ounces broccoli cut in florets
- 4 ounces pasta shape of your choice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 shallot finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste (NOTE 1)
- 4 ounces salmon
- 4 ounces shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano cheese grated
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt & pepper
- 2 tablespoons parsley finely chopped
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the directions on the packaging. Add the broccoli florets the last 3 minutes.
- Drain and reserve some pasta water.
- Heat oil in a skillet and add finely chopped shallot and saute until translucent or caramelized. (NOTE 2)
- Season shrimp and salmon with salt & pepper and add to the skillet. Cook until seafood is done and let rest.
- Add cream to skillet, as well as cheese, stir until cheese is melted in cream.
- Add pasta and broccoli and stir until coated.
- Add a squeeze of lemon juice and salt & pepper to taste.
- Break salmon into pieces and add to pasta, together with shrimp. Mix carefully. Add some pasta water is mixture is too thick.
- Plate and sprinkle with finely chopped parsley.
Notes
- 1 teaspoon of garlic paste can be replace by 1 clove of garlic.
- I have a personal preference for caramelized onions as they add a little bit more flavor and crunch. They also add a color of brown specks to the dish.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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