in which the author invents a spicy salmon pasta casserole

Thursday, July 23, 2009 |

I’ve been eating almost solely out of my pantry over the last week, but even my inventive chef alter-ego (he speaks with a Swedish accent, like the Muppet chef, in case you were wondering) was a little stretched by what was on offer as of yesterday. Fortunately that imaginative side came to the rescue, and I created a delicious recipe that I am recording here in case I should ever find myself in such dire straights again. Like next week. But I won’t have any mayo left at that juncture, so maybe I should just give up while I’m ahead? Ahem, back to the recipe.

Spicy Salmon Pasta Casserole

INGREDIENTS

8 oz. pasta (I used whole wheat fusilli, but rotini or others would do)

1 14.5-16 oz. can green beans (two cups of thawed frozen green beans would work just as well)

1 10 3/4 oz. can cream of mushroom soup

1 14.5 oz. can salmon meat

1/3 to 1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 tsp. pepper

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. lemon juice concentrate

1 tsp. red pepper flakes (optional)

4 oz. shredded Mexican cheese (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray or grease an 8x8 or 8x11 pan.

Bring 6-8 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Add pasta to water with a pinch of salt and approximately 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Continue boiling, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes or until pasta is cooked. Drain and set aside.

Open and drain (or thaw) green beans. Set aside. In large bowl, mix cream of mushroom soup, salmon meat, mayonnaise and other ingredients (except shredded cheese). Next add green beans and pasta. Mix until pasta is completely covered.

Pour pasta blend into the prepared pan, cover with shredded cheese and place in pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes. Then enjoy! Serves 4-6, depending on how much you like to eat. Warning: this tastes good and is super-filling. You may not have room for dessert!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Does your alter-ego have an awesome sidekick like pepe the shrimp?!

Ginny Larsen said...

wow, sounds super yum! reminiscent of the chicken casserole i make... good stuff :D glad to see you're becoming recipe independent :D you'll make a man happy someday.

Cecelia said...

More like Lola the Lobster!

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