Garlic Butter Salmon with Asparagus and Lemon Rice
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Cost
- $21.00
- Nutrition
- 650 cal · 42g protein
- quick
- high-protein
🍳 2 pans · Picky-eater safe bet: plain rice
Garlic Butter Salmon with Asparagus and Lemon Rice is a weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 30 minutes, for around $21 in groceries. You'll need 2 pans, and the 8 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain rice works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Fresh fruit (2 min)
Contains: Dairy · Fish— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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- 12-inch nonstick skilletDon't have one? Amazon →
- Rimmed half-sheet panDon't have one? Amazon →
- 12-inch locking tongsDon't have one? Amazon →
- Instant-read meat thermometerDon't have one? Amazon →
- 8-inch chef's knifeDon't have one? Amazon →
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Ingredients
- 4 fillets (6 oz each) Salmon fillets
- 2 lb Fresh asparagus
- 1½ cups White rice
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 2 Fresh lemon
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tsp each Salt and black pepper
Steps
- Start cooking rice according to package directions (about 18 minutes)
- While rice cooks, trim asparagus ends and toss with 2 tbsp olive oil, salt, and pepper on a baking sheet
- Roast asparagus at 400°F for 12-15 minutes until tender
- Pat salmon dry and season both sides with salt and pepper
- Heat 4 tbsp butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; mince garlic and add to butter
- Sauté garlic for 30 seconds until fragrant, then place salmon skin-side up in skillet
- Cook salmon 5-6 minutes per side until it reaches 145°F inside, basting with garlic butter and lemon juice
- Fluff finished rice with a fork and squeeze fresh lemon juice over it
- Plate salmon, asparagus, and lemon rice; drizzle extra garlic butter over salmon
On the side: Fresh fruit (2 min)
1 lb fruit (grapes or apples)
- Wash and slice the fruit and put it on the table.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 42 g
- Carbohydrates
- 49 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 1 g
- Fat
- 32 g
- Saturated fat
- 10 g
- Sodium
- 890 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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