Salmon with Garden Pesto and Lemon, Basil & Parmesan Orzo

Lemon Basil & Parmesan Orzo creamy and satisfying, the perfect complement to Bumble Bee SuperFresh^® Salmon with Garden Pesto.

No matter how much you love cooking, when you work full-time outside of home, and even sometimes when you work full-time inside of home, it’s next to impossible to come home and cook a gourmet meal entirely from scratch. Bumble Bee SuperFresh® products are my new favorite solutions for weeknight dinners –particularly if you’re looking for an easy entertaining solution or a special date night dinner.

A little bit about these awesome new products: Bumble Bee SuperFresh® is a complete line of naturally-seasoned, restaurant quality, prepared seafood solutions for the home. It really and truly raises the bar for what seafood lovers can expect from frozen food.

The first thing you’ll notice when you open the bag or box is that Bumble Bee SuperFresh® smells amazing (and tastes amazing, but we’ll talk more about that later). No fishy smells here. Because you prepare Bumble Bee SuperFresh® straight from the freezer, there isn’t any smell associated with thawing fish. And our frozen protein has stayed that way from harvest to your oven unlike most of the “fresh” fish you find at the seafood counter. That means it is fresh tasting, and fresh smelling.

I’ve tried several of the Bumble Bee SuperFresh® products and especially love the Salmon with Garden Pesto. The Bumble Bee SuperFresh^® Salmon with Garden Pesto is so flavorful and has no preservatives and has all natural ingredients.

When I’m cooking at home, I’m all about sides that are simple, simple, simple. A baked sweet potato, roasted vegetables or when I’m craving something a little more creamy and comforting, a faux risotto is the way to go. This Lemon, Basil & Parmesan Orzo cooks quickly and is creamy, filling and the perfect side dish for light, fresh piece of fish.

You could serve this with a salad or a vegetable, but the meal itself is so delicious you really don’t even need any other bells and whistles.

Anytime you’re preparing a dinner that you want to go smoothly, as in, you don’t mistake the salt for sugar or completely omit the main ingredient, you should measure and set out all of the ingredients and tools you need before you start cooking.

This concept, referred to in classic French cooking as “mis en place’ may seem like it’s an extra step in the whole ‘cooking dinner’ process, but it will truly save you time in the long run, and when you’d rather be sharing a glass of wine with a significant other or friend, a little bit of time will go a long way.

All you need now is a wine pairing, an appetizer and dessert.

Simple Date Night Menu

Appetizer: Pears with Brie and Prosciutto

Salad: Simple Caesar Salad

Entree: Bumble Bee SuperFresh^® Salmon

Side Dish: Lemon, Basil & Parmesan Orzo

Wine/Cocktail Pairing: Aperol Spritz

Dessert: Red Velvet Cupcakes or Chocolate Whoopie Pies with White Chocolate Raspberry Filling

If you want to try Bumble Bee SuperFresh products for yourself (and I highly recommend that you do), you can grab a $2.00 off coupon from their website. They provide menu ideas and inspiration for other date night dinners, plus recipes and wine pairings, too.

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