This Marry Me Salmon pasta will be sure to turn heads and taste buds. Flavor at every level, this recipe offers a fool-proof creamy pasta with salmon seasoned and cooked to perfection all in the same pan. Marry me pasta is a take on the classic Tuscan pasta that includes sundried tomatoes cream, cream and LOTS of Parmesan cheese of course!
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Why You’ll Love This Marry Me Salmon Pasta
Take the viral trend of the “Marry Me” sauce, put it on pasta with a delicate Salmon and you have yourself a winner, winner, fish dinner? If you’re bored of your same ol’ pasta dishes on repeat, switch it up with this creative recipe. Not only does it taste amazing but also has the appearance of a fancy dish. The catch is that it’s super easy to make but your guests won’t know that.
Here are few reasons why this will become not only your favorite pasta recipe but also new way to eat Salmon:
Special – Perfect meal for a special occasion. Need to impress someone? It doesn’t get easier than this! One pan and you’re done (not counting the pan for the pasta, haha!)
Customizable – The star of the show here is of course the sauce. So really focus on that and you can customize the rest with different kinds of pasta or carbs. This works with rice, potatoes or solo!
Delicious – The flavor is out of this world. There is a reason this “Marry Me” sauce went viral a while back — it works on ANYTHING. Also, making salmon doesn’t have be difficult, follow this recipe and it’ll come out perfect every time.
Key Ingredients You’ll Need
- Salmon – Salmon might be intimidating to make, but this recipe makes it easy. Even if you’re not a fish lover I guarantee the seasoning and butter basting will change the way you look at seafood. Flavor is amazing!
- Garlic – Freshly chopped garlic is always a must in a good pasta dish.
- Sun dried tomatoes – The secret ingredient to any “marry me” pasta sauce is sun dried tomatoes. Both the oil and freshly chopped. It gives a different tomato based flavor.
- Heavy cream & Parmesan Cheese – Cream and Parmesan will make any pasta sauce into a creamy dream.
How To Make Marry Me Salmon Pasta
- Season salmon filets
- Sear & baste salmon with butter
- Melt butter — sauté onion, garlic & sundried tomatoes
- Pour liquids — broth, cream. Season & sprinkle Parmesan.
- Garnish & serve
If you liked this Salmon Pasta recipe, check out some other popular pasta or easy one pot recipes on the blog!
Marry Me Salmon Pasta
Equipment
- 1 12 inch or 14 inch Pan
- 1 4 qt pot
Ingredients
Salmon
- 4 Salmon Filets
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 Juice of lemon
Pasta Sauce
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp sun dried tomato oil
- 1/2 onion diced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes chopped
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp dried red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- Pasta of choice
Instructions
Salmon
- Season salmon with the ingredients listed.
- Sear in a pan on medium high heat for about 3-4 minutes until it develops some color.
- Flip and do the same on the other side.
- Lower the heat a bit, add butter and once foaming baste until salmon reaches 145F internal.
- Remove from the pan and let rest.
Pasta Sauce
- Melt butter & pour the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes.
- Cook onion, garlic and chopped sun-dried tomatoes until softened & fragrant.
- Deglaze with chicken broth.
- Pour in heavy cream, seasonings & freshly grated Parmesan.
- Add your al dente pasta of choice along with salmon filet, fresh parsley & Parmesan.
