Great Northwest Smoked Salmon Pasta

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces dried linguine
• 8 ounces smoked salmon (my favorite is alder smoked salmon from trader joe's. ( do not use lox style smoked salmon))
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large shallots, minced
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 2 large roma tomatoes, diced
• 1 (6 ounce) package organic baby spinach leaves, divided
• 2 cups chicken broth (or more)
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute shallots and garlic in olive oil in a large skillet until soft.
• 2 add mushrooms and tomatoes, saute for another 2 mins.
• 3 add chicken broth and 3/4 of the spinach; gently simmer over low heat while pasta cooks.
• 4 cook pasta a little less time than according to pkg directions.
• 5 drain pasta and gently stir it into the sauce.
• 6 simmer gently until pasta absorbs some of the sauce, and is cooked to your preference.
• 7 crumble the salmon into chunks and gently stir it into the pasta.
• 8 add more chicken broth if needed and heat through.
• 9 serve on a bed of the reserved spinach and sprinkle with freshly ground pepper to taste.