Smoked Salmon Pasta Bake
This Smoked Salmon Pasta Bake is creamy, cheesy, and full of umami from the woodland mushrooms.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 912kcal
Ingredients
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 300 g mixed mushrooms torn or roughly chopped
- 40 g capers
- ½ tablespoon soy sauce
- 50 g salted butter
- 50 g all purpose flour
- 500 ml milk
- 300 ml chicken stock
- 100 g grated cheddar cheese
- 200 g smoked salmon sliced
- 300 g spirali pasta cooked for 7 minutes in salted boiling water
- 100 g mozzarella cheese grated
- 20 g grated parmesan
- 125 g mozzarella whole cheese, torn for the topping
- fresh dill
- lemon zest
Instructions
- Place an oven-proof pan on medium heat and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Once hot, add in the onion, garlic, mushrooms, and capers. Fry for 5 minutes, then add in soy sauce and ground black pepper. Stir fry for another 10 minutes until softened and aromatic.
- Meanwhile, you want to make your cheese sauce and cook your pasta in boiling water for 7 minutes (then drain and set aside). For the cheese sauce, place a saucepan on medium heat and add in the butter. Once melted, add in the flour and whisk until a paste has formed. Gradually add in the milk (100ml at a time), whisking in-between until the sauce thickens and becomes smooth. Pour in the chicken stock, followed by the cheddar cheese. Season with salt and black pepper according to your preferences. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 180c fan / 390F. In the oven dish on top of the mushroom mixture, add in the cooked pasta, smoked salmon, cheese sauce, grated mozzarella, and half the grated parmesan. Stir to combine.
- Top the pasta with torn whole mozzarella and the rest of the parmesan. Cover with tinned foil and bake for 30 minutes. Then remove the foil and place under the grill for 10 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
- Once the smoked salmon pasta is golden and bubbling, remove from the oven and top with fresh dill and grated lemon zest.
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Notes
Step-by-Step Photos: My blog post includes helpful step-by-step photos to help guide you through making this recipe - so scroll up for more!
Nutrition
Calories: 912kcal | Carbohydrates: 86g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 130mg | Sodium: 1649mg | Potassium: 902mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1256IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 708mg | Iron: 3mg