Dinner

J's Garlic butter baked salmon is for Dinner.

J's Garlic butter baked salmon takes several minutes to prepare.

J's Garlic butter baked salmon takes several minutes to cook.

J's Garlic butter baked salmon makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for J's Garlic butter baked salmon are:

4 frozen salmon filets
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
? teaspoon salt
? teaspoon black pepper
? teaspoon Italian seasoning
? red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon chopped parsley, for garnishing (optional)

Here is how you make J's Garlic butter baked salmon:

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 375?F. (see notes)In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the lemon juice and minced garlic, allow the lemon juice to reduce to 1 tablespoon. Add in 1 tablespoon of butter, remove pan from heat and swirl so the butter starts to melt. Place back on the heat for a few seconds, removed and continue to swirl until butter completely melts. Repeat with second tablespoon of butter. When butter is completely melted, remove sauce from stove.Place the salmon filet in a piece of foil large enough to fold over and seal. Using a brush or spoon, brush the salmon with the garlic butter sauce. Season with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes. Cover with foil so that all sides are properly closed so the sauce does not leak.Bake the salmon for 12-14 minutes or until firm. Open the foil and allow the fish to broil under the broiler for 2-3 minutes, keeping an eye on it so the fish does not burn. Remove from oven, top with parsley. Serve immediately.Serving Size: 6 oz filletNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JESSICALR702.

The nutritional information for J's Garlic butter baked salmon is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 305.2

• Total Fat: 13.0 g
• Cholesterol: 128.9 mg
• Sodium: 481.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 0.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
• Protein: 43.5 g