Description
Delicious and nutritious, this Spinach and Feta Stuffed Salmon recipe is a show-stopping dish perfect for a special dinner or a quick weeknight meal.
Ingredients
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Salmon:
- 4 salmon fillets (6 oz each, skinless)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Stuffing:
- 2 cups fresh spinach (chopped)
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Serving:
- lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Sauté spinach: Heat olive oil in a skillet, sauté garlic, add spinach, and cook until wilted.
- Prepare stuffing: Combine cooked spinach with feta, cream cheese, lemon zest, salt, and pepper.
- Stuff salmon: Cut pockets in fillets, stuff with spinach mixture.
- Bake: Place fillets on a baking sheet, bake for 15–18 minutes until cooked through.
- Serve: Serve warm with lemon wedges.
Notes
- You can prepare the stuffing ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to use.
- For added flavor, top the salmon with a sprinkle of paprika or fresh herbs before baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed fillet
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
