Sweet Sticky Glazed Skillet Salmon Recipe (5 Ingredients, 15 Minutes) High Protein Recipes Seafood Dinner Gluten-free

Sweet, spicy and sticky, this flavorful skillet salmon recipe is another way to use red pepper jelly. Pour something else over that cream cheese! This easy salmon recipe requires only five ingredients and cooks up in about 10 minutes. For more flavor, marinate the salmon for a while before you cook it, though it will be delicious if you don't have the time. 

To make this high-protein seafood recipe you need the following ingredients from your pantry and fridge: fresh salmon (check out the health benefits of salmon), red pepper jelly, soy sauce, sesame oil and vegetable oil for pan-frying the fish.

Serve this flavorful glazed salmon recipe with a vegetable and salad for a fantastic high-protein dinner. (Read about the health benefits of protein.) Don't forget the hot, crusty bread! 

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes plus 30 minutes to marinate
Cook Time: 6 to 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2 - 4 salmon fillets
• 1/4 cup red pepper jelly
• 1/4 cup soy sauce (or tamari)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, for cooking

Here's how to make it:

1. Combine the red pepper jelly, soy sauce and sesame oil in a plastic zipper bag. Add the salmon fillets. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. (If you don't have time to marinate the salmon, that's fine! For a gluten-free dinner, use tamari instead of soy sauce.)
2. When ready to cook, remove the fish from the marinade. Heat the vegetable oil in a nonstick pan or oil a grill pan. Cook the salmon over medium heat for about 3 to 5 minutes per side or until golden and cooked through. (The USDA recommends cooking salmon to 145 degrees F internal temperature on a food thermometer.) Serve with additional red pepper jelly. 

Nutritional information for this recipe includes the full amount of the marinade ingredients. Depending on marinating time, ingredients, cook time, etc., the actual amount of the marinade consumed will vary.

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