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one pan garlic butter salmon with asparagus and potatoes

April 27, 2018 12 Comments

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The weather is warm, the birds are chirping, and all we want to do is get outside! That’s why I’m bringing you this One Pan Garlic Butter Salmon with Asparagus and Potatoes – it’s fast, it’s springy, and it’s easy!

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I’m not a big fish person, but salmon is something I consistently like! It can totally be dressed up with whatever seasonings you like/have on hand and it cooks pretty quickly!

Obviously, we can’t have salmon without asparagus! I’m obsessed with roast asparagus as evidenced by this parmesan roasted asparagus recipe I posted back in February. Wow, February feels like a long time and a lot of snow ago!

Anyways – back to the asparagus. Asparagus doesn’t need much dressing up to taste good, nor do potatoes, nor does salmon so these three things were pretty much destined to wind up together in one pan.

My fancying-up of choice for this recipe – garlic. butter. How can something so simple taste soooooo good?!

It’s literally just melted butter, with minced garlic and a splash of lemon juice stirred together. Garlic butter is what our dinners (and all our vegetables) have been missing!

Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend? I hope you do – and I hope this One Pan Garlic Butter Salmon with Asparagus and Potatoes makes its way into your dinner plans!

I’m hoping to make it to the Madison Farmer’s Market (!!!!) for the first time with Grant tomorrow morning! I don’t know if y’all know this but I get to call the city with the largest Farmer’s Market in America my home!!

I’ve also never been to said farmer’s market…yet! I’m hoping to find some fresh asparagus – can’t stop eating this stuff!!! – and some rhubarb! I’ve got a few recipe ideas up my sleeve for the rhubarb, naturally ?.

Happy weekend and happy eating!

One Pan Garlic Butter Salmon with Asparagus and Potatoes

A super-simple dish made with real-food ingredients - salmon, asparagus, and potatoes. It comes together so fast, and is made extra tasty with a garlic butter sauce - YUM!
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Healthy Food
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Cook Time: 27 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 810kcal
Author: Stephanie Simmons

Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound asparagus, rinsed
  • 10 baby potatoes, rinsed and scrubbed I used a mix of the small red and small gold ones
  • 2 salmon filets, about 5 oz each If you bought frozen ones, make sure to thaw according to package directions before cooking
  • 3 tbsp melted butter
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp lemon juice Plus extra, for serving
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spread the olive oil in the bottom of a large baking dish and set aside. 
    Prep the potatoes: Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Add the potatoes, and boil for 10-12 minutes, or until you can pierce them easily with a fork. They shouldn't be fully cooked, though. 
  • Prep the asparagus: While the potatoes are boiling, prep the asparagus. Cut the thick white part off the ends, and cut the asparagus stalks in half. The smaller pieces will help ensure the asparagus cooks at the same rate as everything else. Lay the asparagus in the pan, and toss to coat with olive oil. 
  • Prep the salmon: Stir together the melted butter, garlic, and lemon juice.  Lay the salmon filets in the pan, and pour or brush on half of the garlic butter. 
  • Cook: When the potatoes are done, add them to the pan, and toss to coat them with olive oil. Pour the remaining garlic butter mixture over the asparagus and potatoes. Sprinkle everything with a pinch of salt and pepper. (I did this more heavily on the veggies than the salmon.) Cook for 13-16 minutes, stirring the veggies halfway through. The salmon is done when it flakes easily with a fork. Pierce the veggie with a fork to check that they're tender. Enjoy immediately! 

Notes

 
NOTE: This recipe makes two servings, but you may have some veggies left over. The salmon can be stored in the fridge for a day or two after being cooked, but it's best fresh out of the oven. 
NOTE: I really like lemon juice on my fish, so I always squirt a little extra on top after it comes out of the oven. 

Nutrition

Calories: 810kcal

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  1. Miranda says

    May 02, 2018 at 11:36 am

    Love one pan meals! I’ll have to try this next time hubby is traveling, unfortunately, he isn’t a seafood lover 🙁

    Reply
    • Stephanie Simmons says

      May 08, 2018 at 5:15 pm

      Same with my hubby, haha!

      Reply
  2. Linda | Brunch-n-Bites says

    April 29, 2018 at 12:38 am

    5 stars
    This is my ideal recipe! I love everything you add here. Garlic, salmon, asparagus…really love them all and I can see this happens a lot in my kitchen.

    Reply
    • Stephanie Simmons says

      May 01, 2018 at 3:12 pm

      Thank you so much Linda!

      Reply
  3. Mary says

    April 28, 2018 at 1:06 pm

    This is so my kind of dinner! I love the one pan concept, I will be making this next Friday night.

    Reply
    • Stephanie Simmons says

      May 01, 2018 at 3:12 pm

      Glad to hear it!! Let me know how it turns out ?❤️

      Reply
  4. Rosemary says

    April 28, 2018 at 11:09 am

    5 stars
    We love salmon in our house so I know this will become a favourite. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Stephanie Simmons says

      May 01, 2018 at 3:13 pm

      So glad to hear that!! ❤️❤️

      Reply
  5. Arjhon says

    April 28, 2018 at 8:05 am

    5 stars
    I have never tried cooking salmon with butter yet. But sounds delicious especially with the garlic and asparagus. Definitely trying this for dinner. Thanks for this recipe.

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    • Stephanie Simmons says

      May 01, 2018 at 3:13 pm

      Thank you Arjhon! Hope you love this recipe ?

      Reply
  6. Christine says

    April 28, 2018 at 4:33 am

    5 stars
    This is my kind of meal – Fresh, simple, easy, and healthy. Love it!

    Reply
    • Stephanie Simmons says

      May 01, 2018 at 3:13 pm

      Absolutely!! Thank you Christine!

      Reply

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