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Recipe: Pot-within-a-pot instant pot salmon with broccoli

Erin Chase, of $5 Dinners, shares simple, inexpensive family dinner idea

SAN ANTONIO – Want to make a healthy, restaurant quality meal without the hassle? Bust out your new instant pot and give this recipe a try!

Erin Chase, of $5 Dinners, says, ā€œLemon and dill are by far my favorite ingredients to use when making salmon. I’ll bake, slow cook, grill, and sautĆ© salmon with lemon and dill. I’ll use lemon slices, or lemon juice, or even lemon essential oil with olive oil.ā€

Check out the recipe below and for more dinner ideas from Chase, click here.

Pro tip: Wrap the broccoli in foil and steam it in the instant pot with the salmon for a quick, easy dinner.

Easy salmon dinner in an instant pot with Erin Chase of $5 Dinners. (5dollardinners.com 2021)

Instant pot salmon (from $5 Dinners)

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound salmon fillet, cut into 3 pieces
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup and 3 teaspoons lemon juice, divided
  • 3 teaspoon fresh dill, chopped
  • Rice, as side dish
  • Fresh veggies, as side dish

Directions:

Add 1 cup water plus 1/4 cup lemon juice to the electric pressure cooker insert. Add the steam rack.

Place the salmon pieces, skin side down, on the steam rack. Season with salt and pepper.

Drizzle 1 teaspoon of lemon juice onto each salmon fillet. Sprinkle the fresh dill on top of each salmon fillet. Close the lid.

Set to ā€œsealing.ā€ Steam, adjust to 2 minutes. Let the electric pressure cooker cook salmon to perfection. Natural release.

Cook the rice and veggies, as directed.

Serve with lemon and dill with side of rice and veggies.