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One Pan Creamy Garlic Salmon
A delicious easy dish with golden pan seared salmon in a rich garlic cream sauce, perfect for a quick dinner or a special date night at home!
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Dana Rao📖 cookwithdana
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pan
- ●pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Season Salmon
salmon1 pound
2
Pat salmon dry with a paper towel. Moisture will prevent the salmon from searing. Mix the following seasonings together in a bowl: 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon paprika, and ½ teaspoon cumin.
salmon1 poundsalt (be careful with adding too much salt because of the parmesan)1 teaspoonunsalted butter1 tablespoonblack pepper1 teaspoon
3
Add seasoning on the flesh of the salmon, NOT THE SKIN or your cream sauce will burn when searing.
salmon1 pound
4
Cook salmon
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5
Heat pan or pot to medium heat. Once the pan is hot and you see a little bit of smoke coming from it, add 1 tablespoon neutral oil. Next, add your salmon on the pan and cook for ⏱️ 4 minutes skin side down on. Flip over and cook for 1 more minute (just to get a little brown, don’t burn the seasoning). Both sides should be golden brown!
salmon1 pound
6
Mince garlic and finely chop fresh basil while the salmon is cooking.
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7
When the salmon has browned, take it off of the pan in a separate plate. Turn the heat off for a few minutes.
salmon1 pound
8
Make Creamy Garlic Sauce
9
The pan should cool down a little bit. Turn heat to low and add 1 tablespoon butter to the pan with your minced garlic. Cook for one minute. Then, add 1 cup half & half or whole milk. Stir occasionally.
milk (half & half or whole milk)1.5 cup
10
Add your shredded parmesan cheese to the cream and continue to stir occasionally. Keep the heat on low to ensure that the cheese sauce doesn’t curdle while cooking.
11
Once the cheese has melted and the cream sauce has thickened, add your salmon(along with juices) in the pan and cook for 5 more minutes. This will gently finish cooking your salmon and thicken your sauce. Garnish with freshly chopped basil and freshly squeezed lemon.
salmon1 pound
Nutrition Facts
calories
1169 kcal
fat Content
67 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
18 g
sodium Content
2656 mg
protein Content
113 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
341 mg
carbohydrate Content
26 g
saturated Fat Content
23 g
unsaturated Fat Content
37 g
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