Smoked Salmon Fettuccine With Healthy Dill Alfredo Sauce |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Healthy alfredo sauce is probably an oxymoron, but this is the way I always make a creamy sauce for pasta. It's obviously not an authentic alfredo, but we like it. I created this dish to use up some smoked salmon, and we totally enjoyed it. While I think you can adjust most of the ingredients here to your taste, I wouldn't mess with the smoked salmon or the capers, since they really are the dominant flavors. Ingredients:
1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese |
1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, shredded |
1 tablespoon flour |
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground |
1 tablespoon lemon juice |
1 teaspoon garlic, minced |
1 teaspoon dill weed, dried |
3/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped |
1/4 cup onion, chopped |
1 teaspoon olive oil |
6 ounces smoked salmon, cut into bite-size pieces |
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered |
1 tablespoon capers, chopped |
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, snipped |
4 ounces fettuccine, uncooked (i used florentine, which is 1/2 spinach and 1/2 egg pasta) |
lemon pepper, to taste |
fresh ground black pepper, to taste |
shredded parmesan cheese, to taste |
Directions:
1. Boil and prepare fettuccine as directed on package instructions; drain and set aside.
2. (Before draining, reserve about 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water, which you can use later to thin the sauce or moisten the vegetables as you cook them, if necessary).
3. Place cottage cheese, 1 Tbsp parmesan cheese,flour, black pepper, lemon juice, garlic, and dill weed in a food processor bowl and pulse until smooth; set aside.
4. In a large nonstick pan or wok, heat oil over medium heat and saute green pepper and onion for about 3 minutes.
5. Turn heat down to low or low-medium and allow the pan to cool enough that the next ingredients won't burn.
6. Add tomatoes, capers, salmon, and sauce to the pan; stir and cook for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.
7. Add pasta and parsley and continue to cook on low for 1-2 minutes.
8. Remove from heat and serve, topping individual servings with pepper, lemon pepper, and parmesan to taste.
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