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Creamy Butter Garlic Salmon w/Spinach

This Salmon Dinner with creamy sauce is so quick and easy. Perfect for a healthy week night dinner.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Pan Grilled Salmon
  • 3-4 Salmon pieces about a 1 lb
  • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Butter Garlic Sauce
  • 4 Tbsp Butter
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper
  • ½ Tsp Red Pepper Flakes *Optional
  • 3 cups chopped spinach

Method
 

  1. Heat Large Skillet over Medium-High heat with Butter.
  2. Pan Salmon dry. Drizzle Olive oil on each salmon piece and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  3. Once Butter is melted, move it around the pan. Add Salmon Flesh side down.
  4. Put lid down and let sear cook for about 3-4 minutes.
  5. Flip Salmon and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
  6. Move Salmon to a side dish
  7. Add 4 Tbsp of butter to same skillet.
  8. Add garlic to pan- Let cook until fragrant- 1-2 minutes.
  9. Add Heavy Whipping Cream, Parmesan cheese, Pepper, and Red pepper (if using).
  10. Bring to a boil and whisk occasionally until the sauce is thickened.
  11. Add Chopped Spinach, stir in, and cook until all spinach is wilted.
  12. Move Salmon back to skillet and spoon sauce over.
  13. Plate and serve. Make sure to add more sauce on top!

Notes

If your sauce looks too thick, add a splash of more heavy whipping cream. If it doesn’t look thick enough, continue to heat and whisk. It will thicken.
 
This is a quick cooking process. If you need to keep it warm while you wait for your side to be ready, you can just put lid on It and remove from heat.