Lite Salmon & Pasta Casserole

Submitted by Bergy

"I Like to spice this up a bit more with garlic and jalapenos etc but it is very tasty the way it is - this will stretch to 6 servings but I think 4 is realistic. Surprisingly low in fat and calories. Good budget stretcher"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 5 cups uncooked shell pasta
• 1 can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup
• 3⁄4 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 3⁄4 cup reduced-fat swiss cheese, shredded
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
• 2 teaspoons lemons, zest of
• 3⁄4 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 can water packed pink salmon, skin & bones removed (or sockeye)
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated

directions

1. Cook pasta according to directions or try recipe#30358 Perfect Pasta with no watching& no sweating In a large saucepan combine soup, milk, Swiss cheese, dill, lemon zest, mustard powder& black pepper Cook over medium heat until the cheese has melted.
2. Stir in the salmon and cooked pasta shells.
3. Spray a 2 quart casserole lightly with veggie oil and pour in the casserole ingredients Heat oven to 350F.
4. Sprinkle with parmesan& parsley.
5. Bake covered with foil for apprx 20 minutes remove foil and continue baking for 5 minutes more.

Reviews

[dale7793]

Bergy, thank you for posting this recipe! Finally I have found a perfect canned fish/pasta bake that I LOVE! This is so good! I had to make a couple of subs, firstly I used cream of chicken and corn soup instead of just chicken as it was all I had. I used the regular type as I can't seem to get low-fat here. Also I don't like to have too much pasta so I substituted half the pasta with broccoli which I cooked with the pasta for the last minute of boiling time. This was great as it made it a one-dish meal too. I think this recipe would work great with tuna too and can't wait to try it again. I totally recommend people try this. Thanks!!

 

[jennyblender]

THis is pretty good. It is reasonably healthy and easy too. So, for all that, it gets 5 stars from me! Next time I will add some peas or something green to make it a little healthier. THanks Bergy....

 

[Carla C.]

Wow, what a yummy recipe - we enjoyed this throughly! Unfortunately I didn't have canned salmon, so steamed a few fillets and then flaked them into nice bite sized chunks - I didn't have cream of chicken soup on hand, but did have a can of cream of celery, which I used and found to be complimentary to the dish. Instead of using 1 casserole dish, I baked in 4 individual sized casserole dishes for my own serving ease. This was a quick and easy dish to prepare and another great way to add the deliciuos health benefits of salmon to your every day life!

 

[kris.hodges_12155422]

Okay, I tried making this but couldn't believe 5 cups of uncooked so I cooked 2 cups which yielded probably 5 cups. I only used 4 1/2 cups but it's in the oven for 45 minutes and is still soupy. I really wanted to try this because all the stuff sounded like it would be great together. I stuck a fork in to taste it and I immediately don't like the lemon zest. Geez, I think I wasted a perfectly good can of salmon. I put peas in it for color and veggies but I don't know if I'll try to fix this and try it again or not. Very disappointed. Maybe 5 cups of uncooked pasta was right. Way too much food for little ole me.

 

[afredorap]

This turned out great!!! I used dried dill, like one of the other reviewers, and instead of parsley and parmesan on top, I added another 1/2 cup of shredded swiss during the last five minutes of cooking (after I took the aluminum foil). This was fast, easy, and delicious! I'm putting this on the usual rotation. To the reviewer who had trouble with canned salmon, some cans of salmon still have the bones and skin intact but it is also sold boneless and skinless. I got the wrong one the first time I bought it and ended up just throwing it out : but it's out there! Canned salmon is the best discovery I've made in ages ;) Thanks for posting this!