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pressure cooked frozen salmon and potatoes served with salad leaves and lemon wedges on a black plate

Instant Pot Frozen Salmon and Potatoes

Instant Pot Frozen Salmon and Potatoes makes a delicious and healthy dinner in just 15 mins! It has a delicious sauce that you can drizzle generously over the cooked baby potatoes & the salmon.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Frozen salmon and potatoes instant pot, Instant Pot Frozen Salmon and Potatoes, Pressure cooker frozen salmon
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 304kcal
Author: Meghna
Cost: $5

Ingredients

  • 3 Frozen Salmon **fillets.
  • 1 pound baby potatoes **about 20 baby potatoes halved. If using very small baby potatoes do not halve them.
  • 1 onion **medium yellow onion diced into 1 inch squares.
  • 1 tbsp garlic **minced
  • 1 tbsp Better Than Bouillon **paste form. Not cubes. Chicken base.
  • 1 Lemon **cut into 3 circles.
  • 1 tsp Lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil **use light or extra light.
  • 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter **chilled.

Liquid

  • ½ cup water

Seasonings for baby potatoes

  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes **optional. Don't use if you do not prefer spicy food. Or you can use less quantity.
  • 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • ½ tsp Paprika **not smoked paprika.
  • ½ tsp chili powder
  • salt **use according to your taste preference. Everyone has different salt tolerance level.

Seasonings for frozen salmon

Instructions

  • Marinate baby potatoes: Rinse the potatoes and halve them without peeling (if you are using regular baby potatoes). If you are using tiny baby potatoes than keep them whole. Add all the ingredients mentioned above in the "seasonings for baby potatoes" above, also add the onion, garlic, olive oil. Give everything a good mix so that all the potatoes are well coated with the marinade. Marinate the potatoes for 30 mins.
    marinated and halved baby potatoes in instant pot
  • Dump ingredients in instant pot: Add ½ cup water in the instant pot. Transfer the marinated potatoes, throw in the lemon zest and Better than Bouillon paste. DO NOT mix or stir. Layer the frozen salmon on top of the potatoes. Sprinkle the paprika, ground black pepper, salt on top of the fish. Slice the 2 tbsp butter into 3 slices and add each slice on top of each fish fillet. Finally place one sliced lemon circle on top of the butter. DO NOT mix or stir.
    seasoned frozen salmon with lemon slices on top in the instant pot on a bed of baby potatoes
  • Pressure Cook: Secure the lid of the Instant Pot. Seal valve and PRESSURE COOK on HIGH for 5 minutes. Once the pressure cooking cycle is over perform a quick pressure release by manually moving the valve from the sealing to the venting position. Open the lid carefully.
    pressure cooked frozen salmon and potatoes in instant pot with lemon on top
  • Serve: Gently fish out the cooked salmon fillets on to a serving plate. Serve with the cooked buttery baby potatoes. You'll have a delicious sauce in the instant pot, drizzle the sauce on top of the salmon and the potatoes and enjoy! The sauce is crazy good and has all the dripping from the salmon. Yum!

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Notes

  1. Tiny or very small baby potatoes: Do not halve them, they'll turn mushy. Use them whole. 
  2. I don't have baby potatoes can I use regular potatoes? Yes, you can. I wuld recommend Yukon gold potatoes unpeeled and dice into large chunks about 2 inch.
  3. I don't have Better than Bouillon what can I use? Replace the water with chicken stock, either store bought or homemade.
  4. Is it spicy? Yes, it's spicy if you add the red pepper flakes mentioned in todays recipe. If you are heat intolerant or planning to make the dish for kids than I would skip the red pepper flakes. 
  5. Don't want to use butter? Skip the butter. No problem! This dish will still be super yummy.
 
Calorific details are provided by a third party application & are to be used as indicative figures only.
 
Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Frozen Salmon and Potatoes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 304 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 20mg7%
Sodium 298mg13%
Potassium 753mg22%
Carbohydrates 36g12%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 855IU17%
Vitamin C 54mg65%
Calcium 46mg5%
Iron 2mg11%
* Read our privacy policy - Calorie information is provided as a courtesy only and should be leveraged as an estimate rather than a guarantee.Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 298mg | Potassium: 753mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 855IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg