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Ultimate Stuffed Salmon 🍤✨

Tender baked salmon fillets stuffed with a creamy shrimp and spinach filling for an elegant and flavorful seafood dinner.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Seafood
Calories: 420
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 salmon fillets 6–8 oz each
  • 8 oz shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 0.5 cup fresh spinach chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 0.5 tsp paprika
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated

Equipment

  • Skillet
  • Mixing bowl
  • Baking dish
  • Knife

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
  2. Sauté garlic and shrimp in olive oil until just pink.
  3. Mix shrimp with cream cheese, spinach, lemon, Parmesan, and seasonings.
  4. Cut pockets into salmon fillets and fill evenly.
  5. Bake 18–22 minutes until salmon flakes easily.
  6. Garnish and serve warm.

Notes

Use thick center-cut salmon for best stuffing results. Do not overcook.