Frozen salmon filet…. One of my secret weapons for quick and delicious cooking! Keep reading to see how we turn a humble frozen filet into mouthwatering sweet chili salmon!
This is a meal I love so much and probably eat 2-3 times per month. It is so flexible and can be changed depending on your mood for the day. Feeling Korean? Top with bulgogi sauce. Feeling spicy? Add some extra Sriracha to your sweet chili sauce. There are so many possibilities!
Let’s get cooking!
Sweet Chili Salmon
Ingredients
- 2 each Salmon filets thawed
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- 2 tbl Jarred sweet chili sauce I used Panda Express's sauce
- White rice or other quick cooking side dish
- Frozen veggies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Grease a small baking dish and lay thawed salmon in, skin side down.
- Lightly season salmon with salt and pepper.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
- When 10 minutes is up, remove salmon and brush sweet chili sauce on the salmon.
- Return salmon to oven and bake for 5 minutes
- Check if salmon is done by seeing if the thickest part will flake easily with a fork.
- Let stand for a minute or so, and plate with your rice and veggies!
Notes
- If you are cooking regular white rice as a side dish, I would start the rice cooking before you start the salmon.
- If you are cooking a microwave rice side dish, then microwave the rice when you put the salmon back in the oven with the sweet chili sauce.
- I often top this dish with a little more sweet chili sauce, or sesame seeds, or chopped fresh chives, or other herbs.
- This dish is easy to scale up or down. Just use about 1 TBL of sweet chili sauce for each salmon filet you cook.
- If you do not have sweet chili sauce or do not like it, this recipe will also work great with some bottled teriyaki sauce, bulgogi sauce, or a honey/garlic sauce.
- If you want leftovers, I will often turn a filet into a fish taco, with some shredded cabbage, rice, and some extra sweet chili sauce mixed with mayo. It is a tasty lunch for the next day!
Are you hungry yet?
One of the goals of go-to meals is to have a hot tasty meal ready to eat quickly. This Sweet Chili Salmon recipe hits the mark!
So, let’s coordinate your cooking steps and get the cooking going quickly when you start! I will continue to share more of my Go-To meals and other ideas for Go-To meals that may inspire you to add them to your rotation. Remember, the base of these Go-To meals is quick, ingredients you can have on hand at all times, satisfying, and cheaper than takeout!
Do you have a fish-based recipe that is one of your go-to meals? I have another one I will share in a couple of weeks! Please share it in the comments below or on our Go-To meals Pinterest board!
We keep frozen salmon in the house. Thanks for a new way to prepare it.
Happy to share a fun and different idea! Enjoy!
Yum! I like to keep some frozen salmon on hand for recipes just like this!
Absolutely! They are so simple to make and are delicious!
So simple! We have been doing shrimp and pineapple skewers with sweet chili sauce. Didn’t even think about doing it on salmon!
Oh man! Shrimp and pineapple sounds wonderful! I love that idea! Thank you for sharing!
I love salmon. This recipe really looks yummy. Thank you for sharing this.
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I always keep frozen salmon filets in the freezer. So convenient for a quick meal. I love the idea of switching up the sauce to suit your mood!
I often eat based on my mood! It’s one of the perks of being single!!!
I will definitely try it. I prepare salmon with mustard and maple sauce sometime so I can easily imagine the mix of sweet and spicy tasting really good of these fillets.
Your way sounds tasty! Thanks for sharing!
Less than 30 minutes meals is a must for me, this one goes well with it
Absolutely! Make the side dish and veggie while the fish is baking and you are on the table enjoying it in 30 minutes!
Salmon is just so tasty. Thank-you for sharing this chilli recipe
Love it! Super easy recipe and one I’d definitely make. Thank you for the inspiration!
Mmm! This looks amazing! I love salmon and I love how easy this is to put together. Adding it to my “to make” list!
This looks delicious. I never know how to spice up salmon. It is my kids’ least favorite dinner of the week. I can’t wait to try this.