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Cajun Baked Salmon Recipe with Cajun Rice
A recipe for salmon fillets, seasoned with Cajun spices, then baked and served over a bed of Cajun rice. Serve with a bit of squeezed lemon and happiness ensues.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 652 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 Jalapeno peppers chopped
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons Cajun seasonings divided
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- hot sauce to taste
- 4 8- ounce salmon fillets
- 1 lemon
- Chopped parsley for serving
Instructions
- Heat a pot to medium heat and add olive oil.
- Add peppers, onion and celery and cook about 6 minutes to soften.
- Add garlic and cook 1 more minute, stirring.
- Add rice and stir. Cook a couple minutes to brown slightly.
- Add chicken stock, tomato sauce and 1 tablespoon Cajun seasonings, garlic powder and cayenne pepper. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 20 minutes, or until the rice is cooked through.
- While rice is cooking, heat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Pat salmon dry and season each side with remaining Cajun seasonings, salt and pepper.
- Set into a baking dish and bake 10-12 minutes, or until cooked through. You want 4-6 minutes per inch of thickness, depending on how you like it done.
- Remove from heat.
- Squeeze juice from half a lemon into the rice along with a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce. Stir.
- Serve the salmon over rice on pretty plates. Top each with extra squeezed lemon juice and chopped parsley.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
652kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
54g
(18%)
Protein
53g
(106%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
128mg
(43%)
Sodium
584mg
(24%)
Potassium
1712mg
(49%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
2390IU
(48%)
Vitamin C
30mg
(33%)
Calcium
79mg
(8%)
Iron
4.1mg
(23%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 652
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 652kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 53g | 106% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 128mg | 43% |
| Sodium | 584mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 1712mg | 36% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 2390IU | 48% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 79mg | 8% |
| Iron | 4.1mg | 23% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.