BAKED LEMON-BUTTER SALMON

Baked Lemon-Butter Salmon image

Easy and delicious lemon-butter salmon fillets. This is an old recipe I changed up a bit and doubled in order to feed a large group or family.

Provided by charbaiz

Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Salmon Baked Salmon Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

vegetable oil cooking spray
8 (4 ounce) skinless salmon fillets
4 tablespoons salted butter
2 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray and place salmon fillets in the dish.
Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high in 30-second increments until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Mix lemon juice, salt, and pepper into the melted butter; pour over the salmon.
Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 12 to 18 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.2 calories, Carbohydrate 0.4 g, Cholesterol 64 mg, Fat 9.6 g, Protein 20.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 92.3 mg, Sugar 0.1 g