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Light and delicious baked cod with lemon butter, on a plate and ready to eat for lunch or dinner.

Pacific Cod with Lemon Butter Recipe

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Our baked cod with lemon butter is easy to put together—less than 5 steps— and it cooks quickly!
Course dinner
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 -6 servings
Calories 280
Author Cheryl Najafi

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pour 4 Tbsp of the melted butter into a 2-qt casserole dish and set aside.
  • Season both sides of fish with salt and pepper and place into casserole dish on top of melted butter. In a small bowl, stir together breadcrumbs, lemon zest and parsley then drizzle in remaining 2 Tbsp of melted butter. Toss with a fork until breadcrumbs are evenly coated in butter then divide crumb mixture evenly over the top of the cod filets.
  • Bake 18-20 minutes or until cod is cooked through and flakes easily when pierced with a fork.
  • Remove from oven and transfer fish to serving platter. Add a few drops of lemon juice to the butter remaining in the baking dish and season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle butter sauce over fish filets and serve immediately.

Notes

Cod is one of the most affordable fish you’ll find in the market!

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 823mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 0.4g