Salmon Alfredo
Creamy garlic butter salmon alfredo is a restaurant quality baked salmon in a delicious creamy alfredo sauce with broccoli! It is all cooked in one pot. Ready in less than 30 minutes!
Servings: 4
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Salmon:
- Salmon fillets diced-1.2 lbs (600 g)
- Black pepper and salt -to taste
- Butter- 4 tablespoons
For Alfredo sauce:
- Small broccoli cut into florets -1
- Garlic cloves minced-5
- Heavy cream- 1 1/2 cups 400 ml
- Italian seasoning-1 teaspoon
- Salt- 1/2 teaspoon
- Black pepper-1/4 teaspoon
- Fresh grated parmesan cheese-1 cup
- Fresh parsley finely chopped- 2 tablespoons
Instructions
- Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat your oven to 375° F/ 190° C.
- Arrange salmon in a skillet in one layer. Season with salt and pepper. Add the butter.
- Bake for 7-10 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from the oven and transfer on a plate. Alternatively you can pan sear salmon.
- In the same skillet cook the broccoli over medium heat until just turning vibrant in color. You might need to add 1/4 cup of water and cook until the water evaporates completely.
- Add the minced garlic and cook further for 40-50 seconds or until fragrant.
- Pour in the heavy cream, reduce the heat down to low and bring to a gentle simmer. Simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens to your liking. Season the sauce with black pepper, Italian seasoning and salt.
- Stir in the parmesan cheese and cook until it melts.
- Return the salmon back to the skillet and give everything a good stir to combine all of the flavors together.
- Garnish with fresh parsley. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 195kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 207mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g