Fish Friday: Cheesy Baked Salmon

CHEESY BAKED SALMON

Ingredients:
2 lbs salmon fillets
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 tsp dried dill weed
pinch each salt and pepper
1 cup shredded cheese
2 Tbsp onion, diced finely
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Put foil over baking sheet.


Place salmon in the middle of the foil. Season with garlic, dill, salt and pepper evenly distributed.


Seal foil around salmon and bake for 20 minutes.


Top with cheese and diced onion.


Leave foil open and place back in the oven for about 5 minutes, until cheese is melted.

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This goes great with:

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Ingredients:
3 cans green beans (French cut works best)
½ cup butter
1 onion, diced
1 can cream of mushroom soup
8 oz grated cheese (cheddar is preferable)
About 20 crushed Ritz-style crackers
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Drain 2 cans of the green beans but leave one can with the juice. Pour all three into a large pan and cook for about 20 – 30 minutes (until softened and breaking down some).


Melt butter in saucepan and sauté onions until tender.


Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 2 – 2 ½ quart casserole dish with cooking spray.


Empty green beans into prepared dish.


Strain butter from onion (keep the butter for use later!) and place onions on green beans. Spread cream of mushroom soup over the top. Sprinkle with grated cheese then crushed Ritz crackers. Pour drained butter on top.


Bake for 25 – 30 minutes.