Mushroom Smothered Salmon

As the days get colder, all I want is comfort food. Bring on the soups, sumptuous stews, or sauce-covered fish/pasta, I’m craving comfort. Mushroom Smothered Salmon tastes like a true comfort meal. With large slices of mushrooms and a thick, creamy sauce, the mushroom gravy perfectly compliments salmon’s bold, buttery flavour.

The combination of mushrooms, onions, milk, flour, lemon juice, and vegetable broth create a velvety mushroom sauce without the use of any cream or butter. Talk about a healthy meal! The mushroom sauce is so rich tasting, your taste buds won’t miss anything.

Mushroom Smothered Salmon may sound fancy, but it’s really simple to make. Simply sauté mushrooms and onions and slowly add the remaining mushroom sauce ingredients. When the sauce thickens, smother it over the salmon, and bake. Easy peasy! Serve it over a bed of brown rice and you have one delicious dinner. You have to love a meal that’s healthy, takes less than 25 minutes to make, and truly tastes amazing.

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Servings: 4
Time: 20-25 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

There’s nothing more satisfying than a delicious piece of baked salmon smothered in creamy mushroom gravy. Mushroom Smothered Salmon is a healthy, perfectly tasty meal that’s ready in less than 25 minutes.

Ingredients:

4 (6 ounce) fillets salmon
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup onion, diced
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons vegetable broth (or water)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon parsley, dried
1/2 teaspoon dill, dried
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
In a large skillet over medium heat, sauté mushrooms and onion in oil for 5 minutes, or until tender.
Stir in flour, dill, parsley, and salt. Add milk and bring to boil, cook for 1 to 2 until sauce thickens. Stir in vegetable broth and lemon juice, cook for 1 minute.
Place salmon on baking pan covered with parchment paper. Pour mushroom sauce evenly over salmon.
Bake salmon for 8-12 minutes or until it flakes easily with a fork.
Enjoy!

Have you tried Mushroom Smothered Salmon? Do you crave comfort food? What’s your favourite way to prepare fish?