Traeger Walleye with Lemon Cream Sauce

Grilled Traeger Walleye with Lemon Cream Sauce is probably the best fish I've ever eaten. And I LOVE fish and seafood. This stuff is like magic. If you aren't lucky enough to be able to get your hands on fresh walleye, you can use any mild-flavored white fish.

Traeger Walleye With Lemon Cream Sauce

Walleye might be my favorite fish to eat, fresh or saltwater. Don’t worry if you can’t get your hands on any fresh walleye fillets. This lemon butter cream sauce will work perfectly on any white fish.

You can use it on Walleye, Crappie, or Perch from a lake or river, to Cod, Rockfish or Halibut from the sea. Try it on your favorite fish. These are just a few of ours.

Why You'll Love This Dish#

• Quick Cook Time – From start to finish in under 30 minutes.
• Bright and Rich Sauce – Lemon, butter, garlic, and cream make a sauce that’s both comforting and zippy.
• Perfectly Grilled on the Traeger – Wood-fired flavor pairs so well with this mild, flaky fish.
• One-Pan Simplicity – The fish and sauce cook together in a single baking dish.

More Easy Traeger Recipes here!

How To Make This Recipe

This is just the overview so you can see what you're actually getting into here. When you are cooking, you'll want to use the full recipe at the bottom of the page.

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1. Preheat the Grill – Start your Traeger on the smoke setting with the lid open for 5 minutes. Then increase temp to 400°F and close the lid. While it preheats, prep your fish and sauce.
2. Prep the Fish – Pat the fillets completely dry with paper towels. Season with half the salt and all of the pepper. Place in a greased 9×9 ovenproof baking dish.
3. Make the Sauce – In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the rest of the salt, cream, butter, lemon juice, garlic, scallions, and leeks. Microwave for 1 minute to melt the butter, then stir to combine.
4. Assemble – Pour the sauce evenly over the fish. Top each fillet with a slice or two of lemon.
5. Grill It – Place the baking dish on the Traeger and cook for 20 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
6. Finish and Serve – Remove from the grill and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Spoon some sauce over each piece before serving.

Recipe Tips

Grilling fish can be tricky sometimes, but if you follow my easy tips it'll make things go smoothly.

• Skin-on fish can go right on the grate, but skinless filets need a more delicate touch, so make sure to cook those in a baking dish or on a sheet of non-stick foil.
• Speaking of sticking, if you do grill on the grate, non-stick GRILL SPRAY is your friend!
• Whitefish is fragile and generally has a really mild flavor. Cooking it at high temps on your wood-pellet grill will only kiss the fish with smoke and not overwhelm it.

This recipe is made in a 9×9 oven-proof dish.

Speaking of the oven – you could totally make this in the oven if you don't have a grill handy, or if your grill doesn't have such great temperature controls.

What can I substitute for heavy cream?

NOTHING.

Please please please do NOT try to sub in any lower-fat dairy for the heavy cream. Lower-fat dairy has a higher risk of “breaking” under high heat. Do NOT use half and half or milk or anything crazy like that. Just use the cream. It is well worth the extra calories.

Have a Cocktail with dinner!

More Fish Recipes

• Lingcod and Shrimp Ceviche
• Grilled Black Cod
• Panko Fried Sole
• Sous Vide Lemon Garlic Lingcod Cheeks
• Smoked Tuna Loin
• Traeger Grilled Albacore Tuna

Traeger Walleye with Lemon Cream Sauce#

Delicious flaky walleye grilled on the Traeger with an easy and bright lemon cream sauce! You'll never want walleye another way ever again.

4.62 from 31 votes

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Servings: 4 filets

Course: Traeger Recipes

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 20 minutes mins

Total Time: 25 minutes mins

Author: Nicole Johnson

What I Use

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• Traeger Ironwood Grill

Ingredients

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• 4 4- ounce Walleye fillets skinless
• 1 teaspoon salt divided
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ cup cream
• ¼ cup salted butter
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1-2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon sliced scallions/chives whites only
• 1 tablespoon thinly sliced leeks
• 1 teaspoon chopped Italian parsley
• 1 lemon

Instructions

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• Startup your grill on smoke with the lid open for 5 minutes, and then set the temperature to 400 degrees. Use the time it takes to preheat, (10-15 minutes) to prep the dish.
• Start your prep by making sure your filets are completely dry. Use paper towels to soak up any excess water.
• Add half of your salt and all of your pepper directly to the fish filets and lay them flat in a 9×9 ovenproof baking dish that has been coated with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a small microwave-safe bowl, add the other 1/2 teaspoon salt, cream, butter, lemon juice, garlic, scallions, and leeks. Place the bowl in the microwave and cook on high for 1 minute, or just long enough to melt the butter. Remove the bowl from the microwave and lightly stir until everything is mixed well.
• Pour all of the sauce over the top of the fish.
• Slice your lemon and place 4-5 slices on top of the fish.
• Place your baking dish on the preheated grill and let cook for 20 minutes.
• Remove your fish from the grill and sprinkle the parsley onto the top of the fish. You can plate immediately. Use a large spoon to ladle some of the sauce directly onto your fish.

Nutrition

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Nutrition Facts

Traeger Walleye with Lemon Cream Sauce

Serving Size

 

1 g

Amount per Serving

Calories

347

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

24

g

37

%

Saturated Fat

 

15

g

94

%

Trans Fat

 

1

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

8

g

Cholesterol

 

189

mg

63

%

Sodium

 

703

mg

31

%

Carbohydrates

 

4

g

1

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

2

g

2

%

Protein

 

29

g

58

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.