50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Pasta and Rice -- Creamy Alaska Salmon Pasta

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Creamy Alaska Salmon Pasta

From the Kitchen of: Jamie
Source: "Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute"

12	oz.	medium sized shell-shaped pasta
2	cups	1% lowfat milk
1	pkg	creamy herbed seafood sauce mix or
1	pkg	lemon dill sauce mix
1	tbl.	butter
1		shallot, finely chopped
4	oz.	sliced mushrooms, optional
1	14 3/4 oz. can	Alaska salmon, drained and flaked
1	tea.	fresh lemon juice

In large pot of boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions; drain. In small bowl, whisk together milk and the sauce packet; set aside.
In a large sauce pan or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add shallot and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes.
Pour in milk mixture and reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add pasta, salmon and lemon juice, stirring and tossing until pasta is well coated and heated through, about 1 minute.
Serves 4.