Easy Baked Salmon Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier with better fats.

salmon fillets

🥗Healthier: trout

💰Cheaper: canned salmon

Trout is a nutritious alternative; canned salmon is budget-friendly.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Lay the whole salmon on a large baking pan lined with aluminum foil.

Crimp the edges of the foil around the salmon to make a little boat.

Mix together melted butter and minced garlic to create a garlic butter sauce.

Pour half of the garlic butter mixture over the salmon and spread it evenly.

Keep the remaining half of the garlic butter mixture for later.

In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, paprika, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper.

Season the whole salmon with the spice mixture, ensuring it's well coated.

Drizzle the remaining garlic butter mixture over the seasoned salmon.

Place the salmon in the preheated oven to bake for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, remove the salmon from the oven and turn the oven to the broiler setting.

Baste the salmon with the drippings from the pan while the broiler is heating up.

Place the salmon under the broiler for 5 minutes.

Remove the fully baked salmon from the oven and garnish with fresh parsley.

Allow the salmon to sit for about 5 minutes before cutting.

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