Are you ready to spend $3.00 for 85 grams of protein!? In our recipe this week we’re introducing a new ingredient, canned salmon! It’s cheap (at least where I live), packed with protein, and great for making some delicious Canned Salmon Burgers!
To make these, start with a mixing bowl and a can of drained salmon. If that’s not your thing (I know some people hate the canned proteins) or you don’t have access to it, use cooked salmon. Both work great!
Add your drained or cooked salmon into your mixing bowl followed by 2 large whole eggs, 1/2 cup of bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, and any other herbs, seasonings, or spices you want.
My choice today? I went with 1 tablespoon of dried chives, 1 teaspoon of dried drill, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon of smoked paprika, 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
A great substitute for bread crumbs is 1/2 cup of a white bean like chickpeas and 2 tablespoons of flour. I’ll put the nutritional information for both variations in the recipe card below.
Canned Salmon Burgers
Here are some of my other favorite things to add in:
- Everything Seasoning
- Old Bay Seasoning
- Curry Powder
- Onion Powder
- Dijon Mustard
- Worcestershire Sauce
Mix those ingredients together thoroughly.
If your canned or baked salmon has the “bones” still in it/attached you can choose to remove these prior to mixing everything together. Keep in mind these will be softened and are super nutritious, I can never even tell they’re there.
From here, shape them into however many canned salmon burgers you want. I went with 4. You can easily scale this recipe for meal prepping and freeze them if you make a bunch.
Take out a stovetop pan, turn a burner on medium heat, and add in a tablespoon of oil into it. Let that heat up for a couple of minutes.
After it heats up, place your canned salmon burgers into it and cook each side for around 3-4 minutes or until browned. Once browned, remove them from the heat!
Crispy and delicious. You can pair these with anything. In a sandwich, cut up into a salad, with rice, over coleslaw, and so on.
To reheat? Throw a canned salmon burger in your air fryer for 5-10 minutes!
Ready for dessert? Try a Cookie Dough Protein Cheesecake!
Canned Salmon Burgers
What We Used
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Ingredients
- 14.75 Ounces Salmon - Canned or Precooked
- 2 Large Whole Eggs
- ½ Cup Bread Crumbs
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 1 Tablespoon Chives - Dried
- 1 Teaspoon Dill Weed - Dried
- ½ Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon Paprika - Smoked
- ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
Instructions
- Drain your Canned Salmon
- Add all of your ingredients aside from your Olive Oil into a mixing bowl
- Mix everything together thoroughly
- Shape your mix into your burgers (I make 4)
Stovetop
- Turn a burner on medium heat and add your Olive Oil into a stovetop pan over it
- Add in your burgers once it heats up and cook each side for around 3-4 minutes or until browned
Air Fryer
- Coat your basket/tray and burgers with cooking spray or brush them with oil
- Put them into your air fryer on 400F/204C for around 10-12 minutes making sure to flip them halfway through cooking
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Notes
- Calories: 884
- Fat: 44g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Sodium: 2402mg
- Carbs: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugar: 1.4g
- Protein: 102g
- Calories: 221
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Sodium: 600.5mg
- Carbs: 5g
- Fiber: .2g
- Sugar: .3g
- Protein: 25.5g
- Calories: 952
- Fat: 44g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Sodium: 2282mg
- Carbs: 33g
- Fiber: 4.5g
- Sugar: 3g
- Protein: 106g
Nutrition
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I love how quick these were. We made our first batch on the pan and meal prepped another batch in the air fryer which took around 12 minutes at 400 Fahrenheit. Thank you