One Pan Fajita Salmon is a simple and healthy weeknight meal! If you love the flavors of fajitas, you're going to love this dish.
I'm just going to start out by saying that I do no like salmon. I am not going to lie to all of you and say that I ate this right up, because I didn't.
My family, that's a different story. Zack and the girls ate every bite that there was, and didn't leave anything behind, except maybe a pepper or two.
I didn't grow up eating salmon. I think I've probably shared this story with y'all before, when I shared my recipe for Simple Honey Glazed Salmon.
I grew up eating fresh water fish almost every weekend, because my daddy would take us fishing all the time. And if we weren't eating our share of fresh water fish, we were eating saltwater fish, of the white flesh variety. My favorites are grouper and flounder.
But ya'll, my family loves salmon, so to be the sweet momma and wife, I make it for them quite often. Probably not often enough, but as often as I can stomach it. It always looks and smells so tasty.
But when I go to taste it, it's salmon, and I just can't get past it. Oh well. I will keep on trying out all the salmon recipes, in hopes of running across one that I like.
My hopes were with this recipe since I love fajitas so much that it would be the perfect flavors to make this salmon my new favorite fish. Nope. But Kayla said this was her favorite way to eat salmon! Sounds good to me. This will go down as one of those every few months dinner rotations.
Do y'all have those? Maybe it's something that you're not that fond of, but the rest of your family goes gaga over. That's salmon for me. Instead of it going into our weekly or biweekly meal rotation, it goes in once every three months.
Serving ideas for Fajita Salmon:
Chunk up that cooked salmon, and toss the peppers and onion with chunks of salmon in warm flour tortillas.
You could also serve this right on top of some rice.
Topping suggestions:
- Fresh slices of avocado.
- Guacamole
- Squeeze fresh lime juice across the top.
- Serve with pico de gallo.
- Extra sharp cheddar cheese
More Salmon recipes, I think you'll love:
One Pan Fajita Flavored Salmon
One Pan Fajita Flavored Salmon is a simple and healthy weeknight meal! If you love the flavors of fajitas, you're going to love this dish.
Ingredients
- 4 salmon fillets
- 3 bell peppers - your color preference - chopped
- 1 purple onion chopped to the same size as your peppers
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- Juice of two limes
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ¼ teaspoon chili flakes add more if you like it spicy!
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to broil - spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray, or line it with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the lime juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt, pepper, chili flakes, parsley, and honey.
- Arrange the peppers and onion on the prepared baking sheet.
- Pour half of the marinade over the top and toss to coat the onions and peppers.
- Broil about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, and make room for the salmon. Pour a little bit of the left over marinade over the salmon.
- Place back in the oven and broil until the salmon is cooked to your liking. For us it was 12 to 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and toss everything in the last of the marinade.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 696Total Fat: 42gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 31gCholesterol: 143mgSodium: 975mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 3gSugar: 17gProtein: 52g
katriza
This looks so delicious and healthy! I love making salmon for my family because its healthy and its one of the few things my toddler will actually eat! Definitely going to try this!
Belle
Oh my! That looks amazing! We love salmon so I will definitely try this at home!
Belle | One Awesome Momma
Julie Porter
I have the opposite problem as you, I love salmon but I can't get my family to eat it! I would dearly love my husband to eat it as he needs more fish in his diet, but so far I have been unsuccessful. This recipe looks so delicious!
Kecia
I will admit, I am not a huge fan of salmon. But I do love fajitas. Maybe the flavor would be enough for me to enjoy the fish!
Karen
Honestly, I am always nervous cooking fish at home. I dont feel as secure in checking its readiness so thats probably not why I make it. But, I do love it... and yours looks amazing.
Angela
Salmon is one my all time favorite foods. I am always looking for new ways to prepare it! This is great. Thanks!
Debra
I don't love fish but with some Mexican flavors I may change my mind! This looks great!
Roxanne
Wow this looks interesting! And one pan makes it so much easier to prepare! Can't wait to try this!
Terri Steffes
What a beautiful dish. I love the colors and the blend of flavors must be intoxicating. I will be giving the recipe a try!
Tara
My fiancee LOVES salmon so I will have to share this recipe with her & make it for her (her birthday IS coming up!)
Angela Tolsma
oh gosh this makes me miss salmon so much! It's so expensive in the midwest compared to the coast. I'm having major withdrawals!
Jeanine
I've never had salmon before, as a kid the smell of the canned stuff really scared me away but this looks and sounds really great. I bet my husband would LOVE this!
Reesa Lewandowski
I love one pan meals! I never thought to make salmon with a fajita seasoning though, this must be delicious!!
Holly
I am not much for fish, but will occasionally eat salmon. I can't get my husband to eat it all though so we almost never have it.
Megan mccoig
I love fajita flavours but only ever have it with chicken or mushrooms. Would love to try it with salmon. A great recipe that I'll for sure be using!
BRittany
Oh yum! This looks delicious! My kids are always begging for fish but I didn't grow up eating it. I hardly know how to make it! I would love to try this recipe for them!
Veronica
This looks so delicious and healthy! I should cook by this recipe sometime this week!
Bon appetite!
Cecilia Cannon
I saw this earlier and loved it! I pinned it to my recipe board to definitely get on my kitchen table soon.
Tara Holland
I'm not a fan of fish, but this looks yummy. The flavors would also be good with chicken!
Amanda Love
I absolutely love this recipe! Fajitas are packed with flavor and they're better when you use fresh ingredients. Thanks for the recipe! Can't wait to make this one of these days.
Heather
This looks amazing! I always cook salmon the same way - lemon, dill and butter. I need to branch out, and this has my mouth watering!
Silvia
Umm yum!! This dish sounds amazing and I love that it's one pan! Makes everything so easy!
Samantha Lee
This looks absolutely delicious! I love seafood, and salmon is one of my favorite fish to eat. I'm pinning this, and I'll definitely try this recipe soon!
onceuponadollhouse
Salmon is one of our favorite healthy proteins! This is meal looks lovely - we can't wait to try the recipe! Perhaps tonight. XO
Irina
This looks sooooo so good. Salmon is so tasty. I now want to go to the grocery store so I can make some myself. I love your clear instructions