Italian broccoli & salmon bake

Italian broccoli & salmon bake

Take a fresh look at broccoli with this creamy pasta bake

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 - 35 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C/gas 5/fan 170C and get out an ovenproof dish (measuring 20 by 30cm, and about 5cm deep). Meanwhile, put a large pan of water on to boil for the pasta. When it is boiling rapidly, tip in the pasta with a generous sprinkling of salt. Give it a stir, return to the boil and cook for 6 minutes. Add the broccoli, then return the water to the boil and cook for 4 minutes more, until the broccoli is on the firm side of just tender. Drain well.
  2. While the pasta is cooking, put the butter, flour and milk in a large pan and heat, whisking or stirring continuously, until it thickens to make a smooth sauce. Remove from the heat and stir in the mascarpone, sun-dried tomatoes, capers (if using), anchovies (if using) and basil, then add the pasta and broccoli and season well.
  3. Halve the salmon fillets widthways (you will see that there is an obvious divide on each fillet) then place the pieces in a single layer on the base of the ovenproof dish. Spoon the broccoli mixture on top, then scatter with the grated cheddar. (You can chill this for up to 4 hours if you want to get ahead.)
  4. Bake for 30 minutes until the mixture is just starting to bubble round the edges and the mixture is pale golden - don't let it go too dark or the fish will overcook.

per serving

817 kcalories, protein 49g, carbohydrate 64g, fat 42 g, saturated fat 18g, fibre 5g, salt 1.3 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2003.

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  • Binder photo Patto

    2007-11-07 13:26:42.624991

    Patto rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    One of the best pasta dishes you could cook for a group of friends. Easy to make and easy to eat too much of it. Gorgeous!

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  • Binder photo bobby

    2007-11-10 13:11:56.417697

    bobby rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty and my husband loved it. I used a light pasta cream instead of marscapone, less fat and put half a jar of sun-dried tomato pesto for colour and more flavour. Next time I will crush two cloves of garlic.

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  • Binder photo %%

    2007-11-10 17:00:48.857985

    %% commented on this recipe

    Great tasty meal. Used creme fraiche instead of the marscapone mix & extra sun dried tomatoes. Delicious!

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  • Binder photo Hearty

    2008-01-03 20:51:57.555613

    Hearty rated and commented on this recipe

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    NICE!!

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  • Binder photo Rach

    2008-01-21 21:37:45.111457

    Rach rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty, I used chicken, sundried tomato pesto and creme fraiche as substitutes. Really worked, and flavours were great. Will def make again.

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  • Binder photo deborah

    2008-01-24 15:34:27.584011

    deborah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Have made this for friends lots of times, and have been asked for recipe every time. A really tasty dish.

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  • Binder photo F1madxxx

    2008-02-12 11:14:46.465305

    F1madxxx rated and commented on this recipe

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    My boyfriend is not a great lover of pasta dishes, but having made this last week he has nagged me to make it again, result.

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  • Binder photo yummymummy

    2008-02-21 16:14:11.874248

    yummymummy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is so easy and so tasty. Am asked for the recipe every time I make it for dinner parties.

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  • Binder photo Loobylew

    2008-02-24 15:39:04.149789

    Loobylew rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I cut the calories by using Sainsbury reduced fat marscapone. Like having big pieces of salmon, rather than it being flaked and lost in amongst everything else.

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  • Binder photo Doka

    2008-02-25 10:08:35.146021

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  • Binder photo kazzie

    2008-03-03 16:33:58.34405

    kazzie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Excellent Dish, I will do this again .

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  • Binder photo Raman

    2008-03-10 10:58:34.856996

    Raman rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So easy to make and delicious! I also used chicken and low-fat creme fraiche, it was a bit bland, but still went down a treat. I will use smoked salmon next time, as i think this will boost the flavour slightly.

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  • Binder photo Liverbird

    2008-03-22 22:13:54.535421

    Liverbird rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is a very tasty dish and very easy to make. I used lightly smoked salmon fillets from Sainsbury's and it was delicious (also got the sundried tomatoes in olive oil from here). My husband and kids loved it. Would definitely make it again.

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  • Binder photo LynnC

    2008-04-02 22:17:22.139126

    LynnC rated and commented on this recipe

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    Dead easy, packed full of flavour and looked great. Now a staple recipe for midweek meals.

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  • Binder photo Soph

    2008-04-03 23:24:43.182222

    Soph rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Unfortunately i'm not a great lover of this one the flavour was a bit bland :-( on the good points though it looked exactly like the picture and appeared to be very appetising!!

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  • Binder photo AnnieH

    2008-04-14 14:32:33.291915

    AnnieH rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I'm with Soph on this one - the dish is easy to make and looks terrific but I did find this dish to be a little bit bland and I felt it was just missing "that something". I expected to taste more of the anchovies but they seemed to be lost in the dish. I should have trusted my taste buds when I was putting it all together! I will of course make this again but will be adding some garlic next time and will increase the anchovies and have a fiddle! :-) I can see that this would be a great dish to put down on the table for supper with friends.

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  • Binder photo Nicola

    2008-05-15 17:52:22.340332

    Nicola rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I tried to make it gluten free and used rice macaroni, it doesnt work, dont try it!

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  • Binder photo Debs

    2008-05-22 21:21:35.033401

    Debs rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I added 50g of grated parmesan to the sauce and it gave it just the boost we needed. May use creme fraiche next time and see what happens. Really a very nice pasta bake.

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  • Binder photo emmalouise283

    2008-06-05 19:34:47.003889

    emmalouise283 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very easy to make, kids loved it but I agree that it is a bit bland, maybe I'll experiment with a few more flavours next time too.

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  • Binder photo Williams

    2008-06-11 09:31:46.269034

    Williams rated and commented on this recipe

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    I sauteed a small chopped onion & 2 cloves of crushed garlic & added these to the sauce for extra flavour,which seemed to work well. I served it with a green salad & some garlic ciabatta.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 - 35 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 250g penne
  • 300g broccoli , cut into large florets
  • 25g butter
  • 25g plain flour
  • 600ml milk
  • 100g mascarpone
  • 8 sundried tomatoes (preserved in olive oil), drained and thickly sliced
  • 2 tbsp small capers (optional) rinsed to remove excess salt or vinegar
  • 8 anchovy fillets, halved (optional)
  • 10 large fresh basil leaves, roughly torn
  • 4 fresh skinless salmon fillets
  • 50g mature cheddar , finely grated
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per serving

817 kcalories, protein 49g, carbohydrate 64g, fat 42 g, saturated fat 18g, fibre 5g, salt 1.3 g

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