Description
This salmon and potato bake is a simple one-pot dish that’s creamy, comforting and low in fat. Easy to make using either salmon leftovers or canned salmon it comes together in as little as 30 minutes!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.1 pounds salmon (ready-to-eat)
- 2.2 pounds small potatoes
- ⅔ cup petits pois or garden peas (frozen)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1¼ cups milk
- 2⅙ tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons fromage frais/fromage blanc (or sour cream)
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon dill (finely chopped, optional)
- sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Step: Peel the potatoes and boil in salted water with the bay leaf for about 10 minutes. Drain, discard the bay leaf and set aside.
- Step: Preheat the oven to 400 F/ 200 C/fan 200/ gas mark 6.
- Step: In a saucepan, melt the butter over a low heat. Add the flour and quickly whisk until the mixture thickens and the flour is no longer visible. Add a bit of milk, increase the heat and whisk until the sauce thickens. Pour in the rest of the milk along with the fromage frais and mustard and continue whisking until the sauce thickens and starts bubbling up. Remove from the heat, season to taste and set aside.
- Step: Place the potatoes in your oven dish, top with shredded salmon, frozen petits pois/peas and pour over the sauce, poking the surface with a fork to ensure the sauce gets inside the casserole too.
- Step: Bake for 15 minutes on the top oven shelf. Serve immediately.
Notes
I recommend using salad potatoes (e.g., Charlotte, baby potatoes, or Red Bliss) as they hold their shape well. You can use ready-to-eat salmon leftovers or canned salmon. Potatoes and white sauce can be prepared in advance and refrigerated overnight.
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 314 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 126 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 62 mg
Keywords: salmon, potato bake, healthy dinner, creamy fish casserole, easy one-pot meal