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This comforting, delicious creamed salmon recipe is unapologetically old-fashioned. Served over your favourite toast, rice, or hot egg noodles, you can’t beat this ultra-fast meal option for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This is an ultra budget friendly version of classic salmon in cream sauce. You can make it as written or make it your own by getting creative! The recipe includes some delicious variations on the theme and ideas for substituting ingredients.

Creamed Salmon Recipe

Rebecca Lindamood
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
This comforting, delicious creamed salmon recipe is unapologetically old-fashioned. Served over your favourite toast, rice, or hot egg noodles, you can’t beat this ultra-fast meal option for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Equipment

  • 1 measuring spoons
  • 1 Measuring Cups
  • 1 2-quart saucepan or stainless steel everyday pan
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 Stove top or induction cooktop.

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon dried mustard
  • 1 teaspoon granulated onion
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon coarsely ground black or white pepper
  • 12 ounces canned boneless skinless salmon
  • 1 cup frozen peas thawed
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon minced dill weed or ¼ teaspoon dried dill weed
  • 6 slices of toast or rice, hot egg noodles, or crusty bread
  • Optional but tasty: sliced green onions or fresh chives for serving.

Instructions
 

  • In a saucepan or large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour and dry mustard powder until smooth.
  • Cook for 2 minutes or until bubbly. Whisk in the granulated onion.
  • Gradually whisk in the milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 1-2 minutes.
  • Drop the burner to low heat. Stir in lemon juice, salmon and its juices, peas, salt, pepper, and dill.
  • Cook gently over the lowest heat until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve the salmon sauce over toast, noodles, crusty bread, or rice, garnished with sliced green onions or fresh chives, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 256kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 21gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 817mgPotassium: 460mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 637IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 326mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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