Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta with Mascarpone & Peas– an easy meal you will make often! This dish may sound fancy until you see it takes about 30 minutes to prepare!

This is simple baked salmon recipe that you will crave time and time again. More salmon recipes: Best Baked Salmon with Pesto Recipe , Easy Salmon Piccata, Easy Baked Honey Orange Sesame Salmon and Baked Salmon with Potatoes and Herb Oil Dressing.

Simple Ingredients

• Mascarpone cheese
• Parmigiano cheese
• Heavy cream
• Lemon juice
• Lemon zest
• Smoked salmon
• Pasta
• Petite green peas
• Pepper to taste
• Salt for pasta water

See recipe card for quantities.

Why this recipe works

I love the convenience of a good quality smoked salmon. The smokey flavor adds a special dimension to this dish that makes it irresistible.

The creamy sauce is made by combining mascarpone cheese, parmigiano, heavy cream, and lemon juice and zest.

The result is a light and creamy sauce that coats the pasta and salmon in the most delicious way.

I add the sweet petite peas to add a pop of green and incorporate some nutritious color in the dish.

It is a one stop meal that fills your tummy and tastebuds with a little happy dance.

Smoked Salmon Varieties

You can use different kinds of smoked salmon varieties depending on what you prefer. Here are a few varieties that you can use.

King Salmon/ Chinook, also called the spring or king salmon, with ivory white to deep red flesh. Also called Canadian King Salmon.

Chum: Their flesh ranges from pale to medium red in color. These are the least common of the Pacific species of salmon.

Coho (Silver): Coho, or silver salmon, is known for its red color flesh.

Sockeye (red): Sockeye, also known as red salmon (and also sometimes labeled Nova, after the style used in its smoking process), has a bright and deep red-orange, firm flesh.

Pink: most common of the North American Pacific salmon. It has a light-colored flesh, and a delicate taste, with a low fat content.

Enjoy this meal with loved ones around your table. From my cucina (kitchen) to your table!

Petite Pea Variety

Peas matter…for this recipe I highly recommend the ‘petite’ pea or ‘baby’ sweet pea variety. 

Compared to the standard green pea, petite peas are smaller in stature with a more tender skin, and a delicately sweet flavor.

They are also less starchy and simply, better :). Since peas are a main ingredient of this dish it’s important to pick the right ones to create the perfect taste and texture.

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Best Pasta Shapes

I used a fun “rotelle”or wheel shaped pasta as it soaks up all the delicious sauce and my children enjoy the texture.

You can certainly use any variety that suits you best. You can any pasta variety. I think bow tie pasta would be super fun and delicious.

If you want to learn more about what pasta shapes go best with what sauce and why good quality pasta matter read this post Pasta Quality Matters: Cheap vs. Expensive Pasta.

If you love fish you will also love this easy cod recipe: Crispy Baked Cod with Panko.

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You will love this easy and creamy pasta recipe with smoked salmon and peas!

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