Garlic Butter Salmon in Foil
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Easiest tin foil dinner! Simply bake right in your foil packet. Quick, easy, and effortless with seriously zero clean-up!!
You know I can never resist a good tin foil dinner.
Because really, at the end of the day, and literally, at the end of the night, no one wants to do a pile of dirty dishes.
And I’ve said this a million times before. Serve your dinner in the foil packet as is. There’s absolutely no shame in that. I promise.
Tools For This Recipe
Baking sheet
Garlic Butter Salmon in Foil: Frequently Asked Questions
Unsalted butter allows you to add as much salt (or as little) salt in your dish. It allows for more control and consistency.
You can replace unsalted butter with salted butter in a pinch, reducing the amount of salt indicated in the recipe, and adding to taste.
Absolutely! But because dried herbs are often more potent/concentrated than fresh herbs, you need less when using dry. The correct ratio is 1 tablespoon fresh herbs to 1 teaspoon dried herbs.
Garlic Butter Salmon in Foil
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 pounds salmon
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- In a small bowl, whisk together butter, brown sugar, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place salmon onto prepared baking sheet and fold up all 4 sides of the foil. Spoon the butter mixture over the salmon. Fold the sides of the foil over the salmon, covering completely and sealing the packet closed.
- Place into oven and bake until cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
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I love your recipes. I want to make this for a family dinner. I need to serve 12 adults. Can you give me any guidance on that? Thank you so much!
You can double or triple the recipe as needed.
This was THE BEST!!!! salmon I’ve ever had. Didn’t have fresh garlic or parsely so used used dried. 1 tsp each of salt, garlic powder, and pepper. But otherwise followed recipe exactly. My kids and husband really liked it too!
Thanks for sharing,I just made it and it was delicious.
Thanks so much for this wonderful recipe. My 3 kids are so picky about they’ll eat, and they love this recipe. I have to make this about 3 times a month. Thanks again and keep sending us more awesome recipes.
Did you melted the butter before adding it to the salmon?
Yes. The ingredient list calls for 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted.
Thanks for sharing this quick and simple recipe! I used 1lb of salmon and therefore halved the recipe, and the only things I changed due to preference was using only 1TB of butter, and eliminated thyme since I’m not a fan. For those wondering if less butter would mess up the recipe, nope! 🙂 I think that 1TB was plenty actually! The salmon came out extremely moist, fell apart so easily and beautifully when touched with a fork, and had a mild yet pleasant flavor. The quick clean-up is definitely a perk!
Does the brown sugar make it more like bbq?
Not at all!
Made this tonight. It was absolutely delicious! This my new favorite recipe for cooking salmon. The only thing that was changed was that I didn’t add lemon juice. Thanks Chungah!
I have a 2.91 lb copper river salmon. Do I need to cook much longer and will the sauce still be enough?
The recipe calls for 2 pounds salmon so you may need to double or multiply the sauce by 1.5 – it’s really up to you. Cooking time may also have to be adjusted accordingly.
Will it taste as good with less butter? My daughter has a genetic disorder and we try not to eat that much fat. Looks delicious…thinking of making this for dinner tomorrow
Yes, you can reduce the amount of butter as needed.
This looks delicious and easy! Making this soon! Thanks!
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This sounds delicious! How many people will a 2lb salmon feed? I want to do this for a small dinner get together. Thanks!!
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Usual serving size for salmon is 6oz per person.
I made this last night and it was superb! My only question/issue is that my salmon isn’t that bright beautiful color likes yours in the picture. It came out a pale version. Is there any reason why?
The salmon here was broiled for a few minutes just to add some color for photographic purposes.
Ah! Tricks of the trade. Thanks for all the amazing recipes. From one Korean to another. 🙂
Hi Chungah! I think I might try this tonight with some friends. If I put on the BBQ, do you recommend keeping with the foil or would direct on the grill be OK?
I recommend keeping it with the foil – it reduces the mess, accelerates cooking time and keeps the fish tender by sealing in moisture and flavor.
Do you think I could sub ghee for the butter? Dairy allergy
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment.
Hello fab, I to have a Dairy allergy and in place of butter we use Smart Balance Light it is made with Flax Seed Oil and there is also one made with Olive Oil and some others. Those two we have used. Very very good and healthy and also looks and tastes just like butter, I assume. Lol
Best of luck
Jimmy
Your dairy allergy is so bad you can’t have butter? Smart Balance has butter and milk. Its not healthy for you, it’s horrible for you. Its not made with flax seed oil and some others. It’s made with canola oil.
Use Ghee
I just made it with ghee and it was great. You can sub ghee for butter in anything.
Skin on or off?
Thanks!
It’s up to you! 🙂
Thanks, looks great. Guess what is for dinner tonight?
Looks so succulent and juicy! Guess what is for dinner tonight?
Would this turn out as well without the garlic? Alleries.
Yes, you can omit the garlic as needed to suit your dietary restrictions.
Yeah I try this recipe with my mom,it looks yummy,good to see here,,thanks for beautiful pics..