You won’t believe how light and savoury this creamy pasta sauce is. Tasty and nutritious, this dish contains, protein, omega 3’s and calcium. It is ready in less than 15 minutes and serves 3.
Ingredients
| 2 cups | ( 500 mL ) | penne pasta |
| cup | ( 175 mL ) | chicken broth |
| cup | ( 50 mL ) | snipped sundried tomatoes |
| 2 | ( 2 ) | cloves garlic, minced |
| tsp | ( 1 mL ) | each salt and pepper |
| 6 oz | ( 175 g ) | baby spinach |
| 1 cup | ( 250 mL ) | ricotta cheese |
| 1 can | (1710 g) | Clover Leaf Chunk Sockeye Salmon,Skinless and Boneless, drained |
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.
- Meanwhile, in large skillet, bring to boil chicken broth, sundried tomatoes, garlic, salt and pepper. Simmer 2 minutes. Add spinach and cook 2 minutes, just until wilted.
- In large bowl, combine ricotta cheese and salmon. Add spinach mixture and drained pasta. Serve immediately with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Hint:
Use any bite-size pasta as desired; fusili, rotini, etc, or to make it more appealing to kids, try macaroni, scoobi-doo pasta,, etc.
| Nutrition | Per Serving |
| Calories | 463 |
| protein | 27.1 g |
| fat | 17.9 g |
| carbohydrate | 48.8 g |
| Dietary Fibre | 4.3 g |
| Calcium | 367 mg |
| Sodium | 846 mg |
| Poly-unsaturates | 2.4 g |
| Mono-unsaturates | 6.1 g |
| Saturates | 8.3 g |
| Cholesterol | 66 mg |
| Omega 3. | 1.1 g |
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