This Low Carb Parmesan Crusted Salmon is the perfect dish to get a healthy start to your New Year. Made entirely on one sheet pan, it is easy, delicious and the whole family will enjoy it.
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This website focuses on comfort food, and we have a ton of delectable dishes on here. But, now that the new year is well on it’s way, we admitted to ourselves that we should probably find some yummy comfort food that goes a little easier on your waistline. So we decided to try out this Parmesan crusted salmon sheet pan meal.
What Is A Sheet Pan Meal?
One thing that makes this dish so simple is that it is all prepared on one pan. What is a sheet pan meal? A sheet pan meal takes the philosophy of throwing everything into a pot to cook it and flips it all onto a sheet. This enables you to bake your meal to get the desired crispy effect and cleanup is super easy.
Low Carb Parmesan Crusted Salmon Sheet Pan Meal
We often have salmon during weeknight in our house. We usually broil it and then separately prepare some veggies on the side. We love salmon because it it isn’t too expensive, the kids tolerate it and it has so many health benefits. All in all, it is a pretty healthy and easy weeknight meal. I hadn’t really heard bout sheet pan meals until a couple months ago. But, once I did, it occurred to me that a salmon dinner would be a great meal to make on one pan.
Crusted Salmon Sheet Pan Meal Ingredients
The ingredients are pretty simple and, just like all great comfort food recipes, you can tailor it a bit to suit your tastes and needs. They key is to get those vegetables coated in olive oil to make sure they are nice and crispy on the outside after cooking. You should certainly salt and pepper to taste, but I’ve found that I shouldn’t be shy with the salt, especially on vegetables. The right amount of salt can really make a vegetable shine! Otherwise, the list of ingredients is pretty simple:
- 1 ½ lb. Salmon with the skin on
- 1 c. Crushed pork rind crumbs
- ½ c Parmesan cheese
- 3 tbsp Chopped fresh parsley
- ⅓ c butter
- 2 Cloves minced garlic
- 2 Red bell peppers
- 1 Onion
- 2 Medium sized yellow squash
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Crusted Salmon Dinner Instructions
The process is pretty simple. You should be able to be all prepped and ready to cook in less than 15 minutes. Just chop and prepare the veggies, coat your salmon and throw it all on one pan. Cook for 20 minutes and enjoy! It looks great coming out of the oven with so many colors on one pan. It is just the thing for my family to get the year started off right!
I hope you enjoy this delicious Parmesan crusted salmon. Let me know what you think!
Low Carb Parmesan Crusted Salmon Low Carb Parmesan Crusted Salmon Sheet Pan Meal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb. Salmon with the skin on
- 1 c. Crushed pork rind crumbs
- ½ c Parmesan cheese
- 3 tbsp Chopped fresh parsley
- ⅓ c butter
- 2 Cloves minced garlic
- 2 Medium sized yellow squash
- 2 Red bell peppers
- 1 Onion
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Wash and pat dry your salmon. Apply salt and pepper to taste.
- Prepare your vegetables. Slice the squash into ¼ inch thick rounds, cut the red bell peppers into bite sized squares and slice the onion into wedges.
- Place all of the vegetables into a large mixing bowl, and add the olive oil as well as salt and pepper to taste. Toss to coat all of the vegetables well. Arrange the vegetables on a sheet tray, with a space left in the middle for the salmon fillets.
- Place the melted butter and the garlic cloves into a shallow bowl together.
- In another bowl, combine the crushed pork rind crumbs, the parmesan cheese and the chopped parsley. Stir to combine.
- Dip each salmon fillet face down into the garlic butter mixture, and then coat it in the parmesan mixture.
- Place each coated salmon fillet skin side down in the middle of the sheet pan.
- Sprinkle some of the remaining parmesan crumb mixture over the vegetables.
- Bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes until the salmon is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
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