Pesto salmon pasta bake recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
For an easy family dinner idea that's sure to satisfy, look no further than this colourful pesto salmon pasta bake recipe with flaky fish, tomatoes and mozzarella. It's packed with Italian flavours and is ready in just 35 minutes, ideal for busy weeknights.
See method- Serves 4
- 5 mins to prepare and 30 mins to cook
- 669 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 350g penne
- 2 x 212g tins pink salmon, drained
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 190g jar green pesto
- 250g pack cherry tomatoes, halved
- 100g bunch spring onions, finely sliced
- 125g pack reduced-fat mozzarella
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2815kJ 669.0kcal
- Fat
- 25g
- Saturates
- 6g
- Salt
- 2.0g
- Sugars
- 7g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 72.2gProtein 43.2gFibre 2.6g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C.Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta for 5 mins. Drain, reserving 100ml cooking water.
- Meanwhile, in a 2ltr ovenproof dish, mix the salmon, lemon zest and juice, pesto (reserving 2 tbsp), tomatoes and half the spring onions; season.
- Mix the pasta and reserved cooking water into the dish. Mix the reserved pesto with 1 tbsp water and drizzle over the pasta. Tear over the mozzarella, top with the remaining spring onions and bake for 25 mins until golden.
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