25-Minute Easy Baked Pesto Salmon Recipe

Name: 25-Minute Easy Baked Pesto Salmon Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 5 serving
Ingredients: 1.25 lb. salmon fillets - about 5 fillets; 2 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp + 1/4 tsp salt; Freshly cracked black pepper to taste; 1/2 cup fresh parsley; 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs (14g); 1/4 cup pesto (60g); 2 Tbsp dijon mustard (30g)

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
5
Calories
278 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
International

25-Minute Easy Baked Pesto Salmon Recipe

Heidi Hunt

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Need an easy, go-to way to quickly bake some yummy salmon? This Baked Pesto Salmon recipe is it! Pesto, dijon mustard and brown sugar make this salmon pop in flavor, crunchy panko gives it dimension and it's baked to tender flaky salmon perfection. A five-star dinner ready in 25 minutes!

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Ingredients

Servings

1.25 lb. salmon fillets - about 5 fillets 4-oz. each*
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp + 1/4 tsp salt divided
Freshly cracked black pepper to taste
1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped
1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs (14g)
1/4 cup pesto (60g)
2 Tbsp dijon mustard (30g)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, smoked paprika, garlic powder, 1 tsp salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
In a separate small bowl, combine the parsley, panko and pesto and another 1/4 tsp of salt.
Place the salmon on the baking sheet, skin side down. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp salt then spread the mustard over top.
Add the brown sugar mixture evenly over top all the salmon fillets. Then add the panko mixture on top.
Bake for 10 minutes or until the salmon is opaque and tender with a fork.

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Notes

To make gluten-free: use gluten-free panko breadcrumbs.
*Salmon can come in a wide range of sizes. I’d recommend the individually-packed kind because they’re easier to work and already pre-portioned. Usually these come as 4-oz. fillets (so 5 fillets for this recipe) or 5-oz. fillets (so 4 fillets for this recipe). If your salmon is a different size, that is fine - just get as close as you can or scale the recipe as needed! Also if you rather do a large salmon fillet instead of the individual fillets, that works too! Whatever kind you use, I would still recommend getting the kind with the skin on. It helps keep the salmon from drying out during cooking. And it falls off like a glove once baked so you can just get rid of it then if you want!

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Serving 1filet (117 g) Calories 278kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 8g (3%) Protein 24g (48%) Fat 16.7g (26%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Fiber 0.3g (1%) Sugar 4.9g (10%)