Instant Pot Lemon Butter Garlic Salmon with Homestyle Vegetables–flaky wild Alaska salmon is steamed on the top of red potatoes and carrots in your electric pressure cooker and drizzled with garlic, fresh lemon juice and butter. A one pot meal that is healthy and delicious!
Instant Pot Lemon Butter Garlic Salmon with Homestyle Vegetables
One thing that my family absolutely loves but doesn’t eat enough of is SALMON! It is our all time favorite thing to order when we go on cruises but for some reason I don’t make it at home very often. I guess I’ve been intimidated a bit.
I decided to try my hand at cooking salmon in the Instant Pot. I place some frozen salmon fillets into the cooker with some red potatoes and carrots and set the pressure cooking time to 4 minutes. I held my breath hoping that the salmon wouldn’t be overcooked/undercooked and the potatoes wouldn’t get mushy. When I opened the pot I was ecstatic that the fish was flaky and tender and the vegetables were perfectly cooked.
If you have frozen salmon fillets in your freezer I would totally recommend cooking them in this way. It’s so convenient to not have to thaw the fillets first. My fillets had skin on them so I just set them skin side down on top of the vegetables. My kids and husband all agreed that dinner was a complete success! I will definitely be making this recipe again and again.
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What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?
To make Instant Pot Lemon Butter Garlic Salmon with Homestyle Vegetables I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly. It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.
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Instant Pot Lemon Butter Garlic Salmon with Homestyle Vegetables
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 19 minutes
- Yield: 4 large servings 1x
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Flaky wild Alaska salmon is steamed on the top of red potatoes and carrots in your electric pressure cooker and topped with garlic, fresh lemon juice and butter. A one pot meal that is healthy and delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 cup chicken broth or water
- 1 1/2 to 2 pounds of red potatoes
- 5 peeled carrots
- 4 (6 oz) frozen fillets of wild Alaska salmon
- 3 Tbsp melted butter
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (plus more for serving)
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Pour water/broth into bottom of Instant Pot.
- If you have small red potatoes, add them into the pot whole. If you have large or medium red potatoes cut them into halves or quarters.
- Cut your carrots in half lengthwise and then in half in thickness. Add them to the pot.
- Place your frozen salmon fillets on top of the carrots.
- In a small bowl stir together the butter, garlic and lemon juice. Drizzle over the salmon and the vegetables. Salt and pepper the salmon.
- Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook time to 4 minutes (high pressure). Let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes and then move the valve to venting.
- Remove the lid. Test the salmon for doneness. The internal temperature* should be at least 145 degrees F. Scoop the salmon and vegetables onto plates. Squeeze extra lemon on top of fish and veggies. Salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*.
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Instant Pot
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of the recipe
- Calories: 518
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 184 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Protein: 48 g
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Rachel says
March 16, 2019 at 9:43 pmI made this last night. It turned out great! My husband and I enjoyed it. The carrots and potatoes came out so soft! The fish was tasty. It was great.
This was the first time I’ve naturally vented the Instant Pot. I now know it takes a bit for the Instant Pot to cool and start the natural venting. This is why there is the instruction book. 😀
Thanks for sharing this! We really enjoyed it!
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Karen says
March 18, 2019 at 11:02 amRachel thank you so much for sharing your comments on this recipe! Glad you liked it 🙂
Devon says
March 10, 2019 at 11:54 pmI don’t have a pressure cooker but I have a Crock-Pot how long should I keep it in there
Karen says
March 11, 2019 at 2:14 pmNot sure exactly since I haven’t done this one in the crockpot but I would do the vegetables for 2 1/2 hours and then add in the salmon for 30 minutes. all on low.
Misty says
February 7, 2019 at 3:25 pmHi Karen. The frozen salmon I have is 4 ounces instead of 6. How should I adjust the time? Thank you!
Karen says
February 7, 2019 at 7:03 pmReduce the cooking time to 4 minutes.
debra gorden says
December 17, 2018 at 7:17 pmmy 2 salmon fillets were still a little raw in the middle.. followed everything. put them in the microwave. i did 4 minutes high pressure and 5 minute natural release.
Olga says
December 12, 2018 at 10:36 pmIn the recipe it states for 1/4 lemon juice. Is that in cups?
Karen says
December 17, 2018 at 3:49 pmyes sorry that was a typo. It is supposed to be 1/4 cup.
Lanae Thompson says
October 31, 2018 at 8:56 amWhat if I were to use frozen broccoli florets and new potatoes with the salmon?
Karen says
October 31, 2018 at 10:59 amI think potatoes would be fine. Broccoli would get too mushy if you pressure cooked it!
Lauren says
October 17, 2018 at 10:11 pmI made this tonight and it turned out perfect! I used chicken stock (instead of water) and had to season everything after it was cooked but wow. Love this recipe. I also sprinkled some chopped chives on top for some pretty color.
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Karen says
October 18, 2018 at 12:22 pmChives = winning! Good call Lauren.
Princess says
September 25, 2018 at 3:58 pmI have a 6qt lux not a duo, will it still work?
Karen says
September 26, 2018 at 1:59 pmYes it will work just fine!
Norcal Cook says
August 21, 2018 at 8:02 pmThis was sooo good! We love salmon, and I was very hesitant to try a new method of cooking it. I needn’t have worried. Mine wash fresh, not frozen, but I still did 4 minutes with 4 minutes NR. It was perfect. Will never cook it any other way. So moist, flavorful… Thanks for the encouragement to try something new!
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Karen says
August 22, 2018 at 12:43 pmSo great to hear this! I love salmon as well it is the best 🙂
Ken says
May 31, 2018 at 1:44 pmLoved the recipe. I added fresh green beans. If an old fart, single guy, new to cooking, can manage to prepare this great meal, anyone can.
Keep it up.
Ken
Karen says
June 1, 2018 at 9:05 amThis comment made me laugh, Ken! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
Marnie says
May 29, 2018 at 6:09 amI made this a few days ago, and it was awesome! So happy to have a recipe where I don’t have to thaw the fish, since I tend to forget to take them out of the freezer in time! I was afraid the veggies would taste “fishy” but they did not! Everything cooked perfectly and I will be making this again and again! One question…is there a reason you don’t use fresh garlic? Would it not work as well as the powder? Thanks for sharing your recipes!
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Karen says
May 29, 2018 at 9:23 amYou can definitely use fresh garlic. Go ahead and try it next time! I bet it would be great.
Karlyne says
May 27, 2018 at 10:16 amDo you think I could use the little baby carrots instead of regular carrots?
Karen says
May 28, 2018 at 9:13 pmYes!
Jackie Kivisto says
May 24, 2018 at 7:19 amCan I get the slow cooker recipe for lemon garlic butter with salmon and healthy vegetables?
Karen says
May 24, 2018 at 10:57 amI haven’t tried this one yet in the slow cooker but once I do I will let you know!
Jean Lofaso says
May 22, 2018 at 6:14 amIf I cut this recipe in half ( there are only two of us) do I keep the same cooktime?
Karen says
May 22, 2018 at 10:46 amYes if you are using frozen fillets. If they are thawed I would cut the cooking time down to 2 or 3 minutes.
Kris says
May 21, 2018 at 10:12 pmYay, frozen salmon recipe!! How long do I steam the fish alone (out of vegs).
Thanks
Karen says
May 22, 2018 at 10:47 amHi Kris, I would set it on a trivet and put liquid in the bottom of the pot. I would cook on manual high pressure for 4 minutes. Let me know how it turns out!
cathy says
May 21, 2018 at 7:51 pmDo you think i can make the same recipe using cod fish? Not a fan of salmon.
Karen says
May 22, 2018 at 10:48 amYes I think it would work great!
Matthew says
May 21, 2018 at 1:26 pmCooking time for not frozen salmon?
Karen says
May 22, 2018 at 10:56 amI would do 2 or 3 minutes. If cooking with the vegetables then do 2 minutes. Make sure veggies are cut into smaller pieces so they cook the same rate as the salmon.