Description
This creamy garlic parmesan salmon is a delicious and quick recipe that combines tender salmon fillets with a rich cream sauce, perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 pounds salmon (4 fillets around 5–6 ounces each)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- to taste salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream or half and half
- 3–4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1/2–1 cup grated Parmesan reggiano cheese
- 1/4 cup diced sundried tomatoes
- 2–3 cups fresh spinach (defrosted and drained if using frozen)
- 1/2–1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (optional for the cream sauce)
Instructions
- Decide how you will prepare the salmon and follow the instructions below for how to make it using an air fryer, oven, or a skillet on the stove.
- Place a saucepan or skillet on the stove at medium heat. Add the butter and allow it to melt.
- Once the butter has melted add in the flour and stir.
- Add in the heavy cream, garlic, and grated Parmesan reggiano. Stir until combined.
- Add the spinach and sundried tomatoes and stir. Cook until the spinach has wilted and the cream sauce is smooth.
- Add the optional Italian seasoning and taste the sauce repeatedly. Adjust the spices if necessary to suit your taste.
- Drizzle the salmon with olive oil and sprinkle the spices throughout. Rub the spices into the salmon.
- Spray the air fryer basket with cooking oil. Place the seasoned salmon in the air fryer basket.
- Air fry the salmon for 10-12 minutes at 370 degrees. Use a meat thermometer to check for 145 degrees.
- For oven cooking, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Drizzle the salmon with olive oil and sprinkle the spices throughout.
- Add the seasoned salmon to a piece of foil large enough to hold the salmon. Bake for 10 minutes, then unwrap and bake for another 2-5 minutes.
- For pan searing, place a skillet on medium-high heat with olive oil. Add the seasoned salmon skin side up.
- Monitor the sides of the salmon to determine the perfect time to flip. Flip when the color of the side has lightened about 3/4ths of the way up.
- Flip the salmon and cook skin side down for another 4 minutes. Remove the salmon from the pan.
- Serve the salmon drizzled in cream sauce.
Notes
- Adjust the garlic and seasoning to your taste.
- Use fresh or frozen spinach as per availability.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Air Fryer, Oven, Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
