This recipe for Speedy Smoked Trout Fusilli is really quick and easy to make, if you get the pasta on to cook, you can be getting the vegetables cooked and the sauce prepped at the same time. Your prep will take the whole recipe to about 10 minutes, but only five to throw it all together making it an ideal mid-week dinner.
I think Smoked trout should be as popular as smoked salmon, it’s a delicious and delicate fish and very versatile. British Trout is a sustainable super-food, tasty and affordable and perfect for anyone seeking healthy, fast food.
Speedy Smoked Trout Fusilli
Servings: 4
Calories: 514 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 carrots cut into matchsticks
- 1 leek cut into matchsticks
- 2 celery sticks cut in to matchsticks
- 150 ml 1/4 pint / 2/3 cup vegetable stock
- 225 g 8oz/ smoked trout fillets skinned and cut into strips
- 200 g 7oz cream cheese
- 150 g 1/4 pint/ 2/3 cup medium sweet white wine or fish stock
- 15 ml 1tbsp chopped fresh dill or fennel
- 225 g 8oz/2 cups fusilli or other dried pasta shapes
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Fresh dill sprigs to garnish
Instructions
- Put the carrot, leek and celery matchsticks into a pan and add the stock. Bring to the boil and cook quickly for 4-5 minutes, until most of the stock has evaporated/ Remove from the heat and add the smoked trout.
- Put the cream cheese and wine or fish stock into a pan over a medium heat, and whisk until smooth. Add the dill or fennel and salt and pepper.
- Cook the fusilli in a pan of salted boiling water according to the instructions on the packet, When the pasta is tender, but still firm to the bite, drain it thoroughly, and return it to the pan.
- Add the sauce, toss lightly and transfer to a serving bowl. Top with the cooked vegetables and trout. Serve immediately, garnished with the dill sprigs.
Nutrition Facts
Speedy Smoked Trout Fusilli
Amount Per Serving
Calories 514 Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 114mg 38%
Sodium 385mg 16%
Potassium 632mg 18%
Total Carbohydrates 51g 17%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 6g
Protein 23g 46%
Vitamin A 131.4%
Vitamin C 9.3%
Calcium 10.8%
Iron 11.3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
If you like this Speedy Smoked Trout Fusilli recipe you might also like:
Creamy Trout and Spinach Pasta
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I agree, I adore smoked trout but don't eat it nearly enough… love it here with pasta too, so summery! (even though summery is almost gone…)
I have never seen smoked trout, I am definitely going to have to look out for it. It sounds gorgeous, love your recipe.