This delightful one-pan dinner combines salmon fillets with fresh green pea pesto and orzo pasta.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

Transfer to a plate and tent with foil.

a recipe photo of the Skillet Salmon with Orzo & Green Pea Pesto

Photo:Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Gabriel Greco

Add orzo to the pan; cook, stirring, until beginning to brown, about 1 minute.

Add broth, onion powder and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper.

Stir to combine; bring to a boil.

the ingredients to make the Skillet Salmon with Orzo & Green Pea Pesto

Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Gabriel Greco

Remove from heat and stir in spinach (or arugula).

Serve the salmon over the orzo with a generous dollop of pesto.

Nutrition Infromation

Serving Size: 1 salmon fillet, 1/2 cup orzo & 2 Tbsp.

a photo of the cooked salmon on a plate with foil covering it

Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Gabriel Greco

a photo of the orzo being cooked with the spinach

Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Gabriel Greco

a photo of the ingredients for the pesto blended up in a food processor

Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Gabriel Greco