Baked Cod Recipe

We had a piece of Pacific cod in the freezer that I had been wanting to eat and when I saw a blogger buddies recipe for baked snook, my plan was to use it but then I decided to save it for when I could add all of the bread crumbs and not feel guilty.  So, I went in search of other recipes and found a good sounding one for “LemonGarlic Baked Cod” on the Healthy Recipes blog.  

My piece of fish only weighed 11oz, and the recipe was for 24oz. so I cut everything in half to get the recipe below.  You can get the original recipe and pics by clicking on the above link.

Lemon Garlic Baked Cod - Adapted from Healthy Recipes blog

The Ingredients:

1 tablespoons unsalted butter melted

½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice

½ tablespoon minced fresh garlic

½ teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 tablespoons capers drained

11 oz. pacific cod filet

½ teaspoon paprika (I just sprinkled some on)

The Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly spray a baking dish with nonstick spray.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together the butter, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes. Stir in the capers.

3. Place the cod fillets in the baking dish and season with S&P.

4. Pour the butter mixture on top. Use a brush if needed to evenly distribute the thick sauce on top of the fillets. Sprinkle with the paprika.

5. Bake, uncovered, until the fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.  Larry cook’s his to an internal temp of 130F which may not be done enough for some folks.

6. Larry added a little shredded cheddar and put it back in the oven to melt a little.

I ate half the fish and sided it with the cauliflower from my previous post for a healthy, enjoyable supper.

The Verdict:

I really enjoyed it as it has many flavors that I like.  It's like the baked version of he lemon, butter, caper crappie we make in a skillet pretty often.  I have to eat baked fish while Bev is away as she is not a fan.

At 195 calories for my 6oz serving of the fish and the same for one sixth of the cauliflower (which I didn’t eat), I was well under my 450 calorie supper limit.

Photos can be enlarged by clicking on them and the blue words are links.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.

Larry

03/20/22 event date