Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon

5 from 1 vote

This baked lemon pepper salmon is incredibly flavorful, requires 4 ingredients, and bakes perfectly in just 14 minutes! It's flaky, tender, and makes for the best leftovers!

Prep Time2

Cook Time14

Total Time16

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 56kcal

Author: Julie Maestre

Equipment

baking sheet
Pastry Brush to brush the salmon fillets with oil

Ingredients

3 thick salmon fillets *check notes*
2 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt to taste

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and lemon pepper seasoning.
Pat dry the salmon fillets and season generously with salt if using salt-free lemon pepper seasoning.
Season the salmon fillets with the brown sugar lemon pepper mixture.
Bake for 14 minutes if your salmon fillets are very thick. If your salmon fillets are thin, start checking them at the 10-minute mark.
Once the salmon fillets come out of the oven, check for seasoning and add more salt if needed. Serve warm and enjoy!

Notes

If using salt-free lemon pepper seasoning, it is crucial that you season the salmon fillets generously with salt. Some lemon pepper seasonings lack salt, plus we're adding brown sugar. Depending on your taste, you might still have to add more salt and pepper.
I cooked my salmon fillets for 14 minutes because they were very thick. If you're using thin salmon fillets check them at the 10-minute mark. You don't want to overcook the salmon fillets otherwise, they will turn out super dry.

Nutrition