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Salmon Pesto Carbonara

Elevate your pasta night with Salmon Pesto Carbonara—a delightful twist on a classic favorite. This dish combines tender angel hair pasta, crispy bacon, succulent salmon, and sweet green peas, all enveloped in a creamy pesto sauce. It’s a quick and satisfying meal that brings gourmet flavors to your table with ease

Ingredients

  • 1/2 (16-ounce) package Finest Reserve™ by Our Family® Angel Hair Pasta
  • 3 slices Our Family® Thick Cut Premium Bacon, chopped
  • 2 Our Family® Salmon Fillets (about 5 ounces each), skin removed and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 cup Our Family® Half & Half, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup Our Family® Grated Parmesan Cheese plus additional for garnish (optional)
  • 1 cup frozen Our Family® Sweet Green Peas
  • 3/4 cup Finest Reserve™ by Our Family® Green Pesto Pasta Sauce
  • 2 Our Family® Grade A Large Egg Yolks
  • 1/2 tsp Our Family® Coarse Kosher Sea Salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground Finest Reserve™ Black Pepper Grinder
  • Chopped fresh basil for garnish (optional)

 

Approximate nutritional values per serving (1 cup ): 457 Calories, 25g Fat, 6g Saturated Fat, 113mg Cholesterol, 526mg Sodium, 37g Carbohydrates, 2g Fiber, 4g Sugars, 1g Added Sugars, 22g Protein

Directions

  1. Prepare pasta as label directs for al dente pasta; reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, drain, return to saucepot and cover to keep warm.
  2. Heat large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bacon; cook 3 minutes or until beginning to crisp. Add salmon; cook 5 minutes or until bacon is crisp and internal temperature of salmon reaches 145°, stirring frequently. Transfer bacon mixture to paper towel-lined plate. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
  3. In same skillet with drippings, cook garlic over medium-high heat 1 minute or until fragrant, scraping browned bits from bottom of skillet with wooden spoon. Add half & half; heat to a simmer. Add cheese; cook 1 minute or until cheese is melted, stirring frequently. Stir in peas, pesto and reserved cooking water; heat to a simmer and remove from heat.
  4. In small bowl, whisk egg yolks, salt and pepper; stir into skillet. Add pasta and bacon mixture to skillet; toss until well combined. Makes about 6 cups.
  5. Serve pasta mixture garnished with basil and/or cheese, if desired.
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