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.
Servings: 4
Calories: 652kcal
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 652kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 128mg | Sodium: 584mg | Potassium: 1712mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2390IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 4.1mg