Pasta Rosa

Name: Pasta Rosa
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters (1 stick) butter; 227 grams soft cream cheese; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters fresh chives, chopped; 237 milliliters hot milk; 1 medium onion, minced; 454 grams penne pasta; 340 grams Norwegian smoked salmon, sliced into 1-inch long strips; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 227 grams chunky tomato sauce

Pasta Rosa requires roughly 35 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 6 servings with 694 calories, 26g of protein, and 33g of fat each. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up chunky tomato sauce, norwegian salmon, chives, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet. It works well as a main course.

Instructions

Bring a pot of water to boil for the pasta.

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Pasta

Water

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Pot

For the sauce, melt butter in a saucepan which will be large enough to accommodate the pound of cooked pasta, and saute onion until it becomes translucent.

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Cooked Pasta

Butter

Onion

Sauce

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Sauce Pan

Mix in the flour to make a roux. Gradually add milk and allow thickening. Stir in tomato sauce and heat through.

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Tomato Sauce

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Remove from heat and add cream cheese. Blend with an immersion blender. Immediately cover surface of sauce with a sheet of plastic wrap and set aside briefly.

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Cream Cheese