No-Guilt Creamy Salmon and Pasta

The fat content in this creamy meal is nice and low. This is a dish that my kids always eat every last bite of! Serve with a salad to balance out the meal. I use Catelli Smart Pasta because it has more fibre than whole wheat pasta and has a nice texture. For the photos that I posted, I used Homemade Dilled Noodles and Weight Watcher Pesto Sauce. It was delicious. Enjoy!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 2  tablespoons white flour
• 2  cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1  teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1  lb pasta (dry or fresh, any shape will work, penne, fettucine, rotini, etc.)
• 2⁄3 cup low-fat parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons pesto sauce (homemade or store-bought in jar)
• 3⁄4 lb  boneless skinless salmon, seared and then broken with fork into chunks
•  chopped fresh parsley, to sprinkle on completed dish (optional)

Directions

1. Boil water in large pot for pasta.
2. Heat oil in large nonstick pan and then add in flour until pasty. Gradually whisk in milk while stirring constantly until slightly thickened. Season with pepper.
3. Add pasta to boiling water and set timer as directions advise. If pasta is done before the sauce, toss with a bit of olive oil so it doesn't stick.
4. Whisk in Parmesan cheese and pesto until thoroughly mixed. Heat for a few minutes on low until thickened.
5. Stir in salmon just before serving and heat through.
6. Add pasta to salmon mixture and gently toss.
7. Sprinkle parsley on completed dish.