Salmon-Sauced Pasta

Simply yummm. If anyone came up with a low fat version of this I would be really happy! I have started keeping a bag of broccoli florets in the fridge as use them in so many things. So handy and it pretty much eliminates prep time here.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 2⁄3 cups penne (8 ounces)
• 3  cups broccoli florets
• 1  small bell pepper, cut into bite-size strips
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 1  tablespoon butter or 1  tablespoon margarine
• 10  ounces  jar alfredo sauce
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
• 3  ounces  lox-style smoked salmon, flaked
• 2  teaspoons  snipped fresh dill (optional) or 1⁄2 teaspoon dried dill (optional)

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions except add broccoli the last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain; keep warm.
2. Meanwhile, for sauce, in a medium saucepan cook and stir sweet pepper and onion in butter until tender. Stir in alfredo sauce, milk, and black pepper; heat through. Gently stir in salmon and dill; heat through. Serve sauce over hot pasta.