Hands down the most simple way to prepare fish - Baked Lemon Cod is the easiest weeknight meal!

Want to hear a confession? When I took my first ever job as a private chef I have absolutely ZERO idea how to make fish. I grew up not eating it, and we hadn't get covered fish in culinary school, and the family I was cooking for were big time fish lovers. So after getting over my initial fear of cooking fish, I threw together the simplest recipe I could imagine. Lemon, butter, salt, paprika and a fish that you can't easily mess up - Cod! The result was mind blowing and I impressed even myself! It's been on regular rotation ever since and it's the perfect lightened up main course that you can serve alongside some pesto broccoli, perhaps a bowl of garlic herb sweetpotato fries or even some spicy green beans

Baked Lemon Cod

Author: Gaby Dalkin

4.9 from 16 votes

Hands down the most simple way to prepare fish – Baked Lemon Cod is the easiest weeknight meal!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mediterranean, American

Servings People

Ingredients

▢ 3 tablespoons lemon juice
▢ 3 tablespoons butter melted
▢ ¼ cup all-purpose flour
▢ ½ teaspoon salt
▢ ¼ teaspoon paprika
▢ ¼ teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
▢ 4 cod fillets 6 ounces each
▢ 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
▢ 2 teaspoons zested lemon peel

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a shallow bowl, mix lemon juice and butter. In a separate shallow bowl, mix flour and seasonings. Dip fillets in lemon juice mixture, then in flour mixture to coat both sides.
Place the prepped fish in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with remaining lemon juice mixture. Bake 12-15 minutes or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork. Broil for the last 60 seconds to get a little bit of a golden crust.
Garnish with parsley and lemon zest.