Garlic Butter Salmon with Lemon Rice and Broccoli
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Cost
- $20.00
- Nutrition
- 600 cal · 42g protein
- quick
- high-protein
🍳 2 pans · Picky-eater safe bet: plain rice
Garlic Butter Salmon with Lemon Rice and Broccoli is a weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 30 minutes, for around $20 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 →
- Instant-read meat thermometerDon't have one? Amazon →
- 8-inch chef's knifeDon't have one? Amazon →
- Large cutting boards (set of 2)Don't have one? Amazon →
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Ingredients
- 1½ lb Salmon fillets
- 1½ cups White rice
- 2 heads Fresh broccoli
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 2 Lemon
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
Steps
- Start cooking rice according to package directions (about 18 minutes).
- Cut broccoli into florets and add to rice pot during last 5 minutes of cooking.
- While rice cooks, pat salmon dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat butter in a skillet over medium-high heat and add minced garlic, cooking for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add salmon fillets to skillet skin-side up, cook 4-5 minutes per side until salmon reaches 145°F inside.
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice over salmon in the last minute of cooking.
- Fluff rice and squeeze the juice of half a lemon over it. Plate rice and broccoli, top with garlic butter salmon, and serve with lemon wedges.
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
- 48 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 2 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Saturated fat
- 10 g
- Sodium
- 650 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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