You won’t believe how three ingredients can come together to make this amazing Baked Spinach Dip Salmon dinner recipe!
Hey, you guys! Are you ready for an easy dinner? This one is about as easy as they come, but it tastes like you are a culinary genius. All you need are three little ingredients: Salmon, potatoes, and spinach dip!
I just made this dish for the second time this morning for photos, and I’m so excited to have it again for dinner tonight. Maybe since dinner is done, I can work on putting up our Christmas decorations this evening. I have them all pulled out on the patio just waiting to spread some holiday cheer. Do you decorate for the holidays? We take the easy way out and use inflatables. I love them because they are easy to store but pop up to big, fun characters in an instant. I’ll show you a photo when I get them ready.
If you have a photo of your Christmas tree or outside decorations, I’d love to see it! You can post it to my Facebook page :)
One final note before I get to the recipe, you can make this with chicken too! I love salmon and other seafood, but I know it’s not for everyone. If you can’t find good fish, it’s too expensive, or you just don’t like it, try this with chicken breasts instead for a meal that’s perfect for you :)
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 1 pound small potatoes halved or quartered
- 1 pound salmon fillets
- 16 ounces sour-cream based spinach dip
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- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place cut potatoes in an 8" square baking dish, and microwave for five minutes.
- Stir about half the container of spinach dip into the potatoes until they are well coated. Arrange the salmon fillets over the potatoes, and spread the remaining spinach dip evenly over the fish.
- Cover pan with foil, and bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until salmon is cooked to your desired level of doneness. Serve and enjoy!
The potatoes are cooked a bit in step one so they will be done at the same time as the fish. If you skip that step, your potatoes may still be too firm when the salmon is just right.
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Terri - UT Austin says
What a simple and tasty recipe! Will give it a try as a replacment for my tried & true parmesan, mayo, ground mustard and dill mixture. I thick slice some sweet onions, pre-roast (convection oven) in a bit of butter instead of the potatoes, layer the salmon on top and the spread over all.
Lillian says
Hi Andi! Thank you for this recipe. I’m excited to try it this weekend. It looks delicious. I’m even more excited, because my grocer is having a Sale on Salmon tomorrow! Can’t wait to make it! Have a Great weekend! :-)
Andi Gleeson says
I hope you liked how it turned out, Lillian. Thank you!
Melanie says
This recipe looks fantastic–easy and special enough for company! Thanks! m
Andi Gleeson says
Thank you so much, Melanie!
amanda @ fake ginger says
Stop it. This is brilliant! I am always looking for ways to make salmon taste better (I just don’t like it) and I seriously can’t wait to try this!
I haven’t finished decorating either. I wish I could just snap my fingers and everything would be done.
Andi Gleeson says
Oh thanks, Amanda! I’ll be pretty proud of myself if this recipe makes you like salmon! I love it pretty much any way I can get it, so I’m not too picky.
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
You said spinach dip so I came running!
Andi Gleeson says
I like the way you think, Dorothy :)
Patti goulart says
Thank you for this recipe. Perfect timing. I was looking for different ways to prepare Salmon. My daughter-in-law had just told me that her Mom puts Costco Artichoke & Jalapeno dip over Salmon & bakes it. I already bought that dip to try with salmon this week. I will use with your recipe & replace spinach dip with that. Next time I will make the spinach dip to make this recipe.
Andi Gleeson says
Oh my gosh I’m sure it tastes amazing with the artichoke jalapeno dip!! I would love that, but I was trying to make it a tad healthier since I think the Costco dip is cream cheese based. I bet your DIL’s version is so delicious! Thank you, Patti!
Kristyn says
I love how flavorful and delicious this recipe is, while still being super easy! Thanks for sharing! :)
Andi Gleeson says
Thank you, Kristyn!
Beth says
I’ve always wanted to put up inflatables!! It’s my dream to go all out when we have our own house!
Andi Gleeson says
I would like to do more but don’t have the skills or patience to light up the house. The inflatables are about as easy as it gets! The only challenge is that we get wind and rain this time of year, so I have to try to protect them from the storms. That’s always fun! ;) Thanks, Beth!
Megan Keno says
I am a total salmon lover! This looks delicious, and I totally wish I could have some right now!
Andi Gleeson says
Thanks, Megan! I’m a major salmon lover too!
Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says
this is so creative! I never thought to use dip as a sauce like that, especially for fish.
Andi Gleeson says
Thanks, Lauren!
Chandra@The Plaid & Paisley Kitchen says
Ok you have just taken my all time favorite dip and made it a scrumptious meal! We will definitely be having this for dinner soon.
Andi Gleeson says
I hope you love it, Chandra. Thank you!
heather | Heather likes food says
Wow! This looks amazing! I have some salmon in the fridge that will work perfect for this!
Andi Gleeson says
Thank you, Heather! I hope you like it.