Sounds fancy, doesn’t it? How does 3 minutes and no dishes sound? Not fancy, but fabulous. The fact that this meal was phenomenal, and incredibly healthy, is just the cherry on the cake. This recipe is for all the busy moms, or people who work long days. For the people who hate to do dishes, or want a quick meal that’s also very healthy.
Look, it’s as easy as this:
Layer.
Seal.
Bake. Voila!
Salmon Baked in a Foil Parcel with Green Beans and Pesto adapted from Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, as seen on Eats Well with Others
3 cups fresh green beans
1 lemon
2 (6 oz) wild salmon fillets, skin on
2 Tbsp pesto (I used homemade, but prepared is fine, too!)
2 tsp olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 400. Rinse and trim beans. Halve both of the lemons.
Pull out a sheet of aluminum foil, about a yard long, and fold it in half to give two layers. Put a handful of green beans in the middle of the foil. Lay a salmon fillet, skin side down, across the beans and spoon over pesto. Drizzle each filet with 1 tsp olive oil. Squeeze over juice from one of the lemons, and season with salt and pepper. Pull the aluminum foil edges together and scrunch them up to seal the parcel. Repeat these steps to make the second parcel. Place both foil parcels on a sheet pan.
Put the baking sheet into your oven and cook for 15-17 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and let it stand for a minute before carefully unwrapping it. Either serve the parcels on plates as they are or carefully unwrap them before serving. Yield: 2 servings.
Nutrition Information (per serving): 431 calories; 24 g. fat; 108 mg. cholesterol; 410 mg. sodium; 8.5 g. carbohydrate; 4 g. fiber; 38.5 g. protein
Result: Simple, quick, light, flavorful, and very healthy! I can’t wait to make this again. Note to self: a dinner doesn’t always have to be complex and with a ton of ingredients to be divine! Enjoy!
[/print_this]Mr. Prevention got an emergency call from work at 3am and showered and went in. Maybe tonight will be my evening of sound rest! At least I got in a killer run (first 2 miles were torture, and it was effortless from there on out) and made this delicious meal! Because there was no clean-up and the meal was a quick one, I was settling in for the evening by 7pm. That almost never happens. Reason #294380 I love this recipe 😉
Tonight is dinner with Gina (Candid RD) and Nick! Very excited! 😀
Question: What meals do you love because they’re quick or require very little clean-up?
TGIF!! 😀
Totally adding this to my dinner menu last week!
Great dinner! Love the colors, flavors, and the clean up! 🙂
Have fun with Gina & Nick!!!
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The clean up was the best part! Other than eating it 🙂 Happy weekend, Andrea!
All week you’ve been making recipes that are right up my hubby’s alley…. chocolate donuts, coffee smoothie, pretzel rolls, but this is perfect for both of us! I’ve cooked fish using this mehtod before – it is one of our go to meals in the summer. I’ve never used salmon or thought to add pesto or green beans. I think this will be on the menu next week!!!
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I know, I have the palate most would say pleases the opposite sex. 😉 I hope you BOTH enjoy this recipe…we sure did 🙂
Have fun tonight with Gina! Your meal looks so simple, easy, and tasty! I love it! I wanted salmon so bad last night but we opted for shrimp instead (not my fave).
Thanks for your comments on my site! You’re right, it IS hard to help others when I also struggle myself. BUT I also think it makes me a better dietitian. I deal with many people who have the same struggles and I think it makes it easier toempathize and give advice that has helped me. I also feel like I can demonstrate how I’m trying my best and while I still regress, it IS getting easier to pull through my moments self-defeat. It only shows I’m human. 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend Nicole!!
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I totally agree! I think our imperfections are what makes us better practitioners! 🙂
That looks amazing and I love an easy clean up! Thanks for a great recipe!
Hope you get a good nights sleep soon!
This dinner sounds amazing!
I hate those nights where you don’t get to sit down and rest. Last night, I didn’t sit down until 9. I am so ready for the weekend! Glad you got to relax.
Have a great weekend, Nicole!
No dishes? That’s my favorite! I love making homemade pizza with store bought dough because there are hardly any dishes to clean up. Hope you have a great weekend!
I’m so excited pesto time is coming around again! Yay fresh herbs!
I hate doing dishes so this is definitely a meal I’ll be making soon!
Hi Nicole, oh yum. ANYTHING with pesto is a good recipe in my books. And no cleanup? Bring it on! Have a great weekend.
I wish I liked salmon – I need to give it another try. 😀 Have fun with Gina! I haven’t stopped by her blog in ages.
Have a great weekend!
I can’t remember the last time I had salmon but this looks so yummy. My dad foiled up tilapia last night and popped it in the bbq. So easy 🙂
Quesadillas… they’re my go to easy, simple clean up meal. I usually stir together a black bean/corn salsa to up the veggie quota & just use later in a veggie wrap.
Made this last week! Both me and my boyfriend (who isn’t always too excited about all of the healthy things I cook) loved it! Currently perusing your site for tonight’s dinner 🙂
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Aw, thanks for letting me know – I’m so glad to hear it! I want to make several versions of this — so easy, so good! 🙂 Hope you find something good for tonight 😉
This looks so yummy and is perfect after a long work day! Also, my garden is producing green beans like crazy 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!
This looks amazing! I was looking for a healthy fish dish for dinner tonight and I just knew I could find something perfect if I browsed through your recipe index. You never let me down! 🙂
I’m making this for Mother’s Day lunch this afternoon. I can’t wait to try it!
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I hope you love it!
It was FANTASTIC! That was my first time working with a fish of any sort and it was delicious! Thanks so much for this recipe. 🙂