Sheet Pan Lemon Pepper Salmon
Crispy-edged salmon fillets topped with lemon pepper seasoning and melting butter, ready in 20 minutes. A restaurant-quality weeknight dinner that feels way more impressive than it actually is.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 340
- Protein
- 38g
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Ingredients
- 2 pieces salmon fillets (6 oz each)
- 1 tbsp lemon pepper seasoning
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- 2
Pat salmon fillets dry and place skin-side down on the prepared pan.
- 3
Sprinkle lemon pepper seasoning evenly over each fillet.
- 4
Top each fillet with 1 tbsp butter and slide the pan into the oven.
- 5
Roast until salmon is opaque and flakes easily, 12 to 14 minutes.
- 6
Serve hot.
Tools you’ll need
- sheet pan
- parchment paper
- oven
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