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15-Min Creamy Salmon Risoni Dinner - Salmon Risoni: Make this incredibly quick and creamy 15-minute dinner! Perfect for busy weeknights, this dish is pure comfo

15-Min Creamy Salmon Risoni Dinner

This creamy salmon risoni is the ultimate 15-minute meal for busy weeknights. This recipe delivers a rich, flavorful dish with minimal effort, featuring tender salmon and perfectly cooked orzo in a luscious sauce. It's a weeknight savior that tastes gourmet.
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Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 650
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 oz / 40g / 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 1/4 cups chicken broth / stock
  • 1 1/2 cups dried risoni / orzo
  • 2 cups frozen peas
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan
  • 6 oz / 185 g hot-smoked salmon, flaked into large chunks

Method
 

  1. Melt butter in a deep skillet or pot over medium high heat.
  2. Add onion and garlic, cook for 2 minutes until translucent.
  3. Add flour and cook for 1 minute.
  4. Switch to a whisk and add half the milk. Whisk to dissolve the pasty onion mixture into the milk (about 20 seconds). Then add remaining milk, chicken broth, risoni and peas.
  5. Bring to simmer then turn heat down to medium so it bubbles gently. Cook for 5 minutes - stir occasionally for the first half then more frequently during the second half.
  6. At 5 minutes, take it off the stove - it will still be quite saucy but will reduce in the next steps and while serving.
  7. Stir through parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste. Then gently stir through salmon.
  8. Serve immediately, sprinkled with parsley leaves if desired.

Notes

- For an extra creamy sauce, use full-fat milk.
- Don't skip the resting step after cooking; it allows the sauce to thicken perfectly.
- If you don't have hot-smoked salmon, you can use regular smoked salmon or even cooked flaked chicken.
Nutrition information is an estimate, calculated automatically. Values vary with brands, substitutions and portion sizes.