Stuffed Salmon Recipe
This is seriously the best stuffed salmon recipe - perfectly cooked fish, full of a deliciously creamy crab cream cheese stuffing. It's sure to become a family favorite!
Servings: 6 servings
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Ingredients
- 2 pound whole salmon
- 8 oz canned crabmeat drained well
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp mayonnaise
- ½ cup frozen spinach defrosted with excess liquid squeezed out
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 tsp old bay seasoning
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, egg and old bay seasoning. Stir until well mixed.
- Add in the spinach, crab meat and cheese. Combine well, adding breadcrumbs if the filling mixture needs more binding.
- Place salmon on a baking sheet drizzled with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Fill the entire cavity of the fish with the cream cheese mixture.
- Tie the whole salmon closed with baker's twine.
- Cook the salmon at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F.
- Garnish with a sprinkle of fresh parsley, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, and extra lemon wedges.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 173mg | Sodium: 534mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g