Here’s how to make tender Slow Cooker Lemon Salmon for the ultimate easy dinner. The cooked fish is served with a garlic lemon sauce that is healthy and delicious! Try this slow cooker method the next time you cook fish.

slow cooker salmon served on plate with rice and veggies.

I’m a big fan of the slow cooker, especially as someone who manages chronic illness. I am often tired in the evenings and don’t have a lot of energy to make a full dinner from scratch.

Slow cooker recipes are great for those of us who can’t always cook for health reasons or who don’t have time! It’s a great way to get dinner ready early in the day and so you have less work to do later. In other words, “set it and forget it.”

In this slow cooker salmon recipe, I used simple ingredients that result in tender cooked flaky fish with a sauce made from lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, salt, and black pepper.

Why You Need This Recipe

  • Make cooking fish easy with this slow-cooker salmon recipe!
  • While the salmon cooks, make your favorite side dishes like brown rice, roasted veggies, or a salad.
  • Salmon is such a health-promoting food, rich in omega-3 fatty acids which can reduce inflammation.
  • Tired of overcooked salmon that is dry and tough? Try this method which uses a relatively low heat. The crockpot locks in the moisture to keep the fish tender.

Key Ingredients

ingredients for slow cooker salmon with labels.
  • Use fresh salmon for this recipe. I like to buy frozen wild salmon and then defrost i in the fridge the day before to give it plenty of time to defrost. I prefer to use wild salmon, not farmed Atlantic salmon.
  • Lemon juice, white wine, and a touch of olive oil are all you need to keep the fish moist while it cooks.

Please see the full recipe card at the end of this post for the exact measurements.

Recipe Steps

process shot of making slow cooker salmon.

Step One

Add the salmon filet pieces to the bottom of the slow cooker.

Step Two

Add the garlic, wine, lemon zest, and lemon juice, shallots, olive oil, dill, salt and pepper to the crockpot.

Step Three

Put on the lid and set the time to 2 hours on low.

Step Four

When the cook time is up, you can remove the cooked salmon to a serving dish.

Then, pour the liquid from the crockpot into a small saucepan and heat over medium heat on the stovetop. Reduce the liquid for 3-4 minutes and then pour over the salmon.

Serve warm with your preferred sides.

piece of cooked salmon with herbs on plate.

Recipe Tips

  • This recipe is not easily doubled as the fish will likely overlap and will not cook properly.
  • You can use other dried herbs in place of dried dill including dried thyme. 
  • The salmon is great served with steamed white rice or brown rice that can help soak up the sauce. It also goes well with a side of steamed veggies to make it a balanced meal. 
  • Store leftover salmon in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
fork with a bite of crockpot salmon with rice.

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slow cooker salmon served on plate.

Slow Cooker Salmon With Garlic Lemon Sauce

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Here’s how to make tender Slow Cooker Lemon Salmon for the ultimate easy dinner. The cooked fish is served with a garlic lemon sauce that is healthy and delicious!

  • Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • 4 salmon fillets with skin (about 6 ounces each)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 1 lemon, juiced (about 3 tablespoons of juice)
  • 4 shallots, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (you can also use avocado oil)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  1. Spray the bottom of a medium-sized crockpot lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Then, use tongs to place the salmon pieces skin-side down in the bottom of the pot.
  3. Add the garlic, wine, lemon zest, and lemon juice, shallots, olive oil, dill, salt and pepper to the crockpot.
  4. Put on the lid and set the time to 2 hours on low.
  5. When the cook time is up, you can remove the cooked salmon to a serving dish.
  6. Then, pour the liquid from the crockpot into a small saucepan and heat over medium heat on the stovetop. Reduce the liquid for 3-4 minutes and then pour over the salmon.
  7. Serve warm.

Notes

  • This recipe is not easily doubled as the fish will likely overlap and will not cook properly.
  • You can use other dried herbs in place of dried dill including dried thyme.
  • The salmon is great served with steamed white rice that can help soak up the sauce. It also goes well with a side of steamed veggies to make it a balanced meal.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 piece of fish
  • Calories: 334
  • Sugar: 2.6 g
  • Sodium: 280.8 mg
  • Fat: 15.3 g
  • Saturated Fat: 2.4 g
  • Carbohydrates: 8 g
  • Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 38.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 86.9 mg

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About the Author: Carrie Forrest has a master’s degree in public health with a specialty in nutrition and is studying to be a holistic nutritionist. She is a top wellness and food blogger with over 5 million annual visitors to her site. Carrie has an incredible story of recovery from chronic illness and is passionate about helping other women transform their health. Send her a message through her contact form.