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Creamy Trout and Spinach Pasta

Janice Pattie
Creamy Trout and Spinach Pasta is a quick and easy pasta recipe dish with a light creamy sauce, fresh spinach and flakes of delicious fish.
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine British, Italian
Servings 4
Calories 487 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 250 grams tagliatelle or linguine pasta
  • 10 grams butter
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 150 millilitres creme fraiche
  • 240 grams baby spinach
  • 220 grams trout fillets
  • 1 tsp dried thyme or tsp dried mixed herbs
  • 50 ml fish or vegetable stock
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley
  • 1/2 tsp lemon zest optional

Instructions
 

  • 10 grams butter, 1 onion
    Melt the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat and gently saute the onion.  It should start to soften and become translucent and not brown.
    chop[ed onion in pan
  • 250 grams tagliatelle or linguine pasta
    Put on a pan of water and heat until boiling, add a little sea salt and then the pasta, cook for around 10-12 minutes until just cooked.
  • 220 grams trout fillets
    Cook the trout. Wrap in foil with a little olive oil and bake in the oven or in an air fryer at 180C for 3-4 minutes. Flake the fish.
  • Alternative Cooking methods for the trout: Pan fry the trout in a little butter or cook for 1-2 minutes on medium in the microwave until the salmon is opaque.
  • 150 millilitres creme fraiche, 50 ml fish or vegetable stock, 1 tsp dried thyme
    When the onion is soft add the creme fraiche, the stock and the dried herbs. Stir to combine.
  • 240 grams baby spinach, Juice of half a lemon, 1 tbsp fresh parsley
    Add the spinach and put the lid on the pan until the leaves wilt down.
  • Add the lemon juice and the chopped parsley and stir to combine.
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
    Taste the sauce and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Drain the pasta reserving 100 ml of the pasta cooking water. Put the cooked pasta into the sauce and add the water. Mix to coat the pasta in the sauce.
  • 1/2 tsp lemon zest
    Add the flaked trout to the sauce and mix gently.
  • Serve in bowls with extra chopped parsley and lemon zest if using.

Nutrition

Calories: 487kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 22gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 164mgPotassium: 750mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 6392IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 134mgIron: 4mg