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New York Times Bestselling author Elana Amsterdam founded Elana’s Pantry, the go-to website for easy, healthy, grain-free, Paleo recipes, in 2006

chipotle lime salmon

Keto Chipotle Lime Salmon

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Fans say my Keto Chipotle Lime Salmon is “so delicious” and “so easy” that I had to re-share this low-carb dinner recipe. Made with 5 ingredients total, they also say this unfussy recipe is perfect “for real-world cooks.”

Keto Chipotle Lime Salmon Recipe

All you need to make this easy keto dinner recipe is salmon, chipotle, limes, olive oil, and salt! I use a wonderful cooking method here. I heat the oven to 500°F, then when I pop the salmon in, I lower the temperature to 275°F. The initial high temperature sears the fish and then as the temperature in the oven declines the fish cooks through resulting in a juicy salmon that is full of flavor.

Easy Keto Dinner Recipe

We like to squeeze the warm lime over Keto Chipotle Lime Salmon after it comes out of the oven and cools for a few minutes. Serve it with a keto friendly side dish like Cauliflower Rice, Low-Carb Dirty Rice, or No Potato Salad for a delightful low-carb Whole30 meal. Any of these pairings will knock your socks off.

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Keto Chipotle Lime Salmon
Serves:4
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 500°F
  2. Rinse salmon, pat dry and place on a metal baking sheet
  3. Rub each fillet with olive oil
  4. Squeeze the juice from one-half lime onto each fillet
  5. Sprinkle fillets with salt and chipotle, then place a half lime on top of each fillet
  6. Turn down oven temperature to 275°F
  7. Place salmon in oven and cook for 8-15 minutes, depending on how well done you like your fish
  8. Serve

chipotle lime salmon recipe

From 2009…

I feel sooo old you guys! I originally posted this recipe a decade ago in 2009! Here’s what I wrote back then!

With baseball back in the picture and our afternoons filled with practices I find myself looking for quick entrees that offer a lot of protein without a lot of work. Gluten-free Chipotle Lime Salmon is one of those recipes. My husband loved it, pronouncing it blog-worthy after his first bite.

I’ve been very busy lately though spending as much time as possible with my boys. Still, getting in quality time is a challenge. We’re going from the moment I meet them at school until dinner, running around to various activities such as baseball, violin, and of course, grocery shopping. I didn’t think I’d become one of those over scheduled mothers, though that seems to be just what is happening.

Thankfully, we still have a good routine at bedtime with lots of chit chat about the day, reading and snuggling. Often I think I need this time to unwind more than the boys do, though in reality, I bet it does all of us a lot of good.

To 2019…

Now the boys are in college. When they’re home visiting, I don’t ask what time they’ll be home at night. Sometimes I even get flipped off when I take an unwanted photo. They’ve grown up and I love them every bit as dearly and count myself lucky to have a wonderful family that I adore with all my heart.

Comments

  1. Hi Elana

    This sounds delicious. Just a thought about salmon. I’ve been avoiding farmed salmon ever since I heard that in a typical farm each salmon has a space to move in equivalent to a bathtub! No way to treat a fish that swims thousands of miles in the wild. Then there are the pests that all farmed fish are prone to, not to mention the pesticides that are used to combat the pests. So, I think it’s worth seeking out wild salmon if possible and affordable.

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  2. I’ve followed you for a very long time….I can not believe those boys are in college!
    Thanks for all the recipes and inspiration 🤗

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  5. Great recipe, Elana! I love heat and citrus, and especially loved how the lime halves had lots of warm juice to squeeze over the salmon. We had this dish tonight with your No Potato Salad and simple baked potatoes, an easy and delicious supper. Thank you.

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  6. Why do you preheat it to 500 first
    And when you turn it down to 275 do you wait for the over to cool all the way back down or just put the salmon in?

    So I’m not a very experienced cook :/

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    • Mylinda, thanks for your question! The initial high temperature sears the fish and then as the temperature in the oven declines the fish cooks through :-)

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  8. I’d definitely add cinnamon! I made it with the Grillmates sweet and smoky rub which has cinnamon (only chipotle seasoning I was able to find!) and it is SO good. I make this at least once a week now because it’s my second favorite fish recipe (second only to my mother’s orange roughy). Thank you so much for the recipe!! Easy and DELICIOUS!!!

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  10. I love this recipe, the zing of the chipotle powder pairs great w/ the lime however the cooking method did not work. After 15 minutes in the oven, they were barely cooked so I upped the temp to 375 and cooked them an additional 10 mins and it was delish.

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  12. Gonna definitely give this one a go, my girlfriend totally digs salmon and love lime and chipotle. Looks easy and super tasty – thanks!!

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  13. This recipe sounds great but the fact that you spend snuggle time with your kids every evening was the best part for me to read. Our children need our love so very much!
    Keep cookin’ Elana – thanks for the recipes!

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  14. Googled “salmon, chipotle” and came across your site. I made this dish for dinner and it was delicious! Thank you so much for sharing it.

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  15. when i cook at home, i always make sure that i only cook healthy recipes because i don’t want to get fat :-,

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  18. Mandy – be sure to look both near the spices and in the “ethnic”/Mexican sections of the grocery store.

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  19. Hey Elana,

    I’ve been to a couple grocery stores and can’t find chipotle powder. I’m going to check a bigger whole foods store tonight, but if I can’t find it, would chili powder be a good substitution?

    Thanks,
    Mandy

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    • Mandy, if you click the highlighted text that says “chipotle” in the ingredients portion of the recipe you will be taken to a site where you can buy this ingredient.

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  20. Please tell me you pushed the colour on that second photo – salmon is never yellow! I started salivating as soon as I saw the title and have to make this for supper now. I just happen to have a little bag of smoked chipotle chili powder.

    Thanks for another fantastic and simple recipe.

    x x x

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    • Naomi, the salmon is raw in the second photo and so it’s an orange-ish color. I’m so glad to hear this dish was simple and fantastic :-)

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  21. Hi Elana! I made this last night and it was so, so, so, so DELICIOUS! As a college student, it’s often difficult for me to find time to cook a real dinner – but this was so quick and easy! Thanks so much!

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  23. Elana,
    This looks great, as always!
    I just wanted to let your dear readers know that I have been making up your cookie dough recipes for quite some time and baking just a few right then (because who can wait?!?) and scooping the rest onto a wax paper/parchment sheet and freezing them. I then remove them to a tupperware container, label the type, and take out just however many I want to bake at a time. I put them on a cookie sheet while the oven is preheating and they seem to defrost just enough and turn out just great every time! Just an fyi… I know people sometimes ask if they can freeze your recipes! BTW – those chocolate mocha cookies are AWESOME! They are the reason I decided I needed to freeze the dough – – so that I didnt eat 3 dozen cookies in one evening!! ;)

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  24. This looks great and will taste incredible on the a big slab of the alaskan Salmon that is sitting in the freezer that Hubby caught this past summer!!

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  25. Ok!.. had this for lunch. And again for dinner :-)
    This is so simple and YUMMY. I cooked it the way you recommend and it’s unbelievable! Very moist and even better flavor than baking it at a high temp.
    I’m definitely heading back to the store for some more salmon as I think this is so good that even my fish-despising husband will like it!
    And the limes look so pretty on top. Thanks Elana!

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  26. *laughs* I got this recipe as I was eating lime-chili salmon I made last night. Must be the season!

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  27. I just love salmon and I can’t wait to try this recipe.

    I spent a lot of time waiting in the car during soccer practices and the like. Sometimes I got in a walk around the field, too. All of us were always equally happy when a sports season started AND when it ended. ;-)

    Shirley

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  28. Thank you so much for this incredibly delicious and truly fast and healthy recipe! My husband agrees with your hubby and is so glad I found you!

    Secondly, thank you for always throwing your family information in for us to read! It helps all of us who may feel like we are struggling for that quality time to get a good perspective on reality, we are all in the same boat!

    God Bless You!
    Trish

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  29. Mmmm, yummy, I like the lime half on top of each fillet!

    I love chipotle and lime together and put them on fresh, wild salmon occasionally, but with the added touch of a little agave or honey. I also like to roast potato or sweet potato wedges with a little sprinkling of chipotle.

    Thanks! -Ali :)

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  30. Perfect! You planned tomorrows dinner for me! I just came back from Whole Foods with some fresh King fillets and I go to your blog and here I’m presented with the perfect recipe!
    Don’t worry about being one of those over scheduled mothers, the bedtime snuggles are greatly appreciated and will be remembered for a lifetime! My mom used to do the same.

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