Description
A delicious creamy garlic parmesan salmon dish that’s quick and easy to prepare!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ pounds salmon (or 4–5 salmon fillets)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon crush red pepper
- 2 tablespoons oil (see notes)
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 cup baby spinach (packed)
- ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese (grated, plus more for serving)
- Fresh basil, parsley, or lemon juice (for serving, optional)
Instructions
- Pat the salmon fillets dry with paper towels and season both sides with salt, black pepper, and red chili flakes.
- Heat the sun-dried tomato oil (or another type of oil, such as olive oil or avocado oil) in a large skillet set over medium-high heat.
- Once the skillet and oil are hot, add the salmon, leaving space between each fillet.
- Cook the salmon for 3-4 minutes on each side, then remove the salmon to a clean plate.
- Use paper towels to wipe out any extra oil in the pan. Note: If you are cooking salmon fillets with the skin on, add them to the skillet skin-side-down first.
- Return the skillet to medium heat. Melt the butter and cook the garlic for approximately 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- Stir in the spinach and drained sun-dried tomatoes and cook for about one minute or until the spinach is slightly wilted.
- Reduce the heat to low and stir in the heavy cream. Gently bring to a simmer, stirring often.
- If the sauce is too thick, add a little broth until the desired consistency is reached.
- Remove from heat and stir in the freshly grated parmesan cheese until melted.
- Carefully nestle the cooked salmon fillets into the sauce and serve with fresh basil, parsley, lemon juice, or parmesan cheese, if desired.
Notes
- For the oil, using sun-dried tomato oil will enhance the flavor, but you can also use olive oil or avocado oil.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet with sauce
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 45g
- Cholesterol: 120mg