Baked Salmon With Cream Cheese

This baked salmon with cream cheese is so simple to make, yet it's so delicious. It consists of perfectly cooked, flakey salmon fillets with a cream cheese, garlic, and fresh dill mix on top. It's the perfect dish to spice up your next weeknight dinner, and everyone is sure to love it!

The Best Cream Cheese Salmon

If you love salmon and are looking for a new salmon recipe to try, this is sure to become your new favorite.

It's an effortless baked salmon recipe, but it's taken to another level by the cream cheese mix on top. The simple combination of cream cheese, dill, and garlic creates a flavor like no other, and the spread keeps the salmon extra moist, flakey, and tender.

And what I love about this recipe is that it's practically foolproof to make. Even if you've never cooked salmon before, this recipe is guaranteed to turn out perfect!

So you'll have no problem impressing your family or next dinner guests. Especially if you whip up this Mediterranean rice to go with it.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

5 ingredients. You only need a few basic grocery store items to make this recipe, and you might even have a few of them at home already.

Minimal prep. It'll take you five minutes tops to prepare the salmon with cream cheese. Then the oven takes care of the rest.

Versatile flavor. This baked salmon pretty much goes with any side dish you're craving, and I'll go over a few suggestions later on.

It's a healthy meal. Salmon is packed with omega-3 fatty acids and a number of other health benefits, and this meal is super low carb. So not only is it delicious, but it's really healthy dinner recipe too.

Ingredients

I just mentioned that you only need a few basic ingredients for this baked salmon recipe, and those ingreidents are:

• 1lb. salmon without skin
• ¼ cup cream cheese
• ¼  garlic clove, minced
• 1 tbsp. fresh chopped dill or dried dill
• 2 tbsp. yellow onion, chopped

If you have extra cream cheese, you have to make this cream cheese pasta next! It'd also make a delicious side with this salmon recipe. If you're craving another seafood recipe, you have to check out this crab casserole.

How To Make Salmon With Cream Cheese

1. Prep work. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200ºC) and line a glass baking dish - or baking sheet - with parchment paper.

2. Make the cream cheese mixture. Take out a medium-sized bowl and add the cream cheese, garlic, onion, and fresh dill. Mix it well until everything combines into a smooth spread.

3. Prepare the salmon. Spoon the cream cheese mixture evenly onto the top of each salmon fillet. If your salmon has skin, place it skin-side down on the baking sheet.

4. Bake the salmon. Put the salmon with cream cheese in the preheated oven uncovered, and bake for about 20-25 minutes.

Tips To Make The Best Recipe

• Pat the salmon dry with paper towels before topping it with the spread.
• Use a center cut salmon fillet. The centerpieces of salmon are thicker and will give you a bigger surface area for the cream cheese.
• Use softened cream cheese, so it's easier to mix all of the salmon spread ingredients together.
• Add lemon juice to the cream cheese mix if you want to brighten up the flavors.
• You'll know the salmon is done when the cream cheese starts to turn golden brown, and the salmon reaches an internal temperature of 145°F.

What To Serve With Baked Salmon 

• Rice. Virtually any kind of rice goes great with salmon, like turmeric rice, cilantro lime rice, and jollof rice.
• Potatoes. Potatoes will instantly turn this into a comfort food meal. Try serving salmon with twice baked mashed potatoes, redskin mashed potatoes, or fried potatoes and onions.
• Salad. Keep the meal light and healthy and pair it with some mixed greens, this kani salad, or din tai fung cucumber salad.

FAQS About This Baked Salmon With Cream Cheese Recipe

Can I store this baked salmon with cream cheese?

Yes. If you don't finish everything, you can store the cooked salmon in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.

How long does cream cheese spread last?

Since the cream cheese spread was baked on the salmon, it'll last for as long as the salmon will in the fridge for about 4 days.

Can I make this into a salmon dip?

Yes, you can easily turn this recipe into a salmon dip recipe! Just double the salmon spread ingredients, and prepare and cook the salmon as described above. Then flake the salmon, mix it with the cream cheese, and serve it in a bowl with whatever you want!

More Salmon Recipes

• Salmon bites
• Old fashioned salmon patties
• Salmon sushi bake
• Creamy salmon pasta
• Deep fried salmon