Quick dinners 🌊 Mediterranean 20 min meal

Salmon and Pea Pasta

Name: Salmon and Pea Pasta
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 300g penne; 3 salmon fillets, skinless; 1 tbsp olive oil; 150g cream cheese; 150g frozen peas; 1 lemon, zest and juice; 1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped; 0.5 tsp black pepper

Flaked salmon and sweet peas in a creamy lemon sauce, ready in 20 minutes.

Time20 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.96 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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300 gpenne
3salmon filletsskinless
1 tbspolive oil
150 gcream cheese
150 gfrozen peas
1lemonzest and juice
1 tbspfresh dillchopped
½ tspblack pepper

Method

1
Cook the penne in boiling water following the packet. Keep a mugful of the water, then drain.
10 min
2
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the salmon for 3 minutes each side until just cooked. Flake it into big pieces.
6 min
3
Add the cream cheese, peas, lemon zest, lemon juice and 100 ml of the pasta water. Stir until smooth and creamy.
4
Add the pasta and gently toss with the salmon, dill and pepper until coated.

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.