Valentines Recipe: Garlic Butter Linguine with Salmon Bites

For Valentine’s weekend I told my boyfriend that he could have whatever he wanted for dinner. Since he’s been so into pasta lately, I’m not at all surprised that he chose salmon and pasta.

I automatically knew that I didn’t want to make alfredo because it’s  basic and I’ve done it before. After looking around on TikTok I found two recipes that I felt comfortable blending together

Ingredients used:

• Salmon

• Linguine noodles

• Spinach

• Heavy cream

• Grated Parmesan cheese

• Seasonings: Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, Old Bay and salt

• Olive oil

• Minced garlic (I use the squeezable bottle)

• Butter

Instructions:

• The salmon that I purchased was pre-filleted, so I had to cut it up into bite sized cubes

• Season salmon bites with garlic powder, onion powder and Old Bay seasoning

• I started off adding olive oil and about a squeeze of minced garlic into a hot pan and after the garlic begins to sizzle, throw salmon bites in

• Fill a medium sized pot with water, add in a couple pinches of salt and allow it to come to a boil, once it begins boiling, you’ll be able to put in your linguine noodles

• When the salmon is finished cooking, it’ll become a lighter pink color and you’ll know that it’s okay to take out and sit to the side

• Without washing out, add butter and more minced garlic into the same pan and once it’s melted down you can add in your spinach and sauté until wilted

• Once spinach I wilted, you can add in about half a cup of heavy cream. I didn’t use exact measurements but I know that I didn’t want the pasta too creamy so I added as needed

• Begin to add in Parmesan cheese to your own liking, I wanted mine cheesy so I added in a handful and stirred it in until it became a sauce

• Add in Italian seasoning to your liking

• By now the noodles are finished cooking so I add them into the sauce filled pan and mix them around so that they’re coated

• After allowing the linguine to become covered, add your cooked salmon back on top

• In the end I added sprinkles of Old Bay and parsley.