After a long day of editing recipes, there’s nothing I crave more than an oven-baked meal. This recipe, which I can pull together in a snap, hits the spot every single time with its spice and citrus notes. Be sure to store the leftover chipotles in the fridge.
Orange Chipotle Baked Salmon
1 pound salmon fillet
1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, with 4 teaspoons adobo sauce reserved
1 cup orange juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
Steamed rice, for serving
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place salmon on a baking sheet.
2. Finely dice chipotle. In a small bowl, combine chipotle, reserved adobo sauce, orange juice and salt. Spoon sauce over salmon.
3. Bake salmon until it flakes easily with a fork, about 15–20 minutes.
4. Serve over rice.
Serves 4.
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