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Baked Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon

Baked Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon

This Baked Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon recipe is easy to make and tastes delicious - perfect for busy weeknights!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Healthy
Servings 4 servings
Calories 328 kcal

Equipment

  • aluminum foil
  • rimmed baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 pounds salmon fillet Can also use an entire side of salmon
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil Plus more for greasing
  • 3 cloves garlic Finely minced; more or less to taste
  • 0.5 lemon juice only Freshly squeezed recommended
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning Feel free to substitute
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • black pepper To taste
  • 2 tablespoons butter Diced

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Place a large piece of aluminum foil in a large rimmed baking dish that will comfortably hold all of your salmon.
  • Lightly grease the foil with olive oil. Place the salmon fillets on top. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and evenly scatter garlic on top. Drizzle with lemon juice and sprinkle with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Dot with butter. Seal foil over salmon.
  • Bake for 10-15 minutes or until salmon flakes easily. Serve immediately.

Notes

The baking time will depend on the thickness of your salmon. Salmon can be cooked from frozen but will take approximately twice as long.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 328kcalProtein: 39gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 330mgPotassium: 600mgVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Baked Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon, Easy Dinner, healthy meal, salmon recipe, seafood dinner
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