Lemon Butter Baked Cod
This lemon butter baked cod bakes mild white fish in a garlicky lemon butter sauce topped with lemon slices, ready in 25 minutes with almost no cleanup. This is the fish recipe for people who think they don’t like fish, mild, buttery, and bright enough that the lemon does most of the talking. Serve it alongside our lemon herb roasted potatoes.
Quick answer: Mild cod fillets baked in a garlicky lemon butter sauce and topped with lemon slices. Ready in 25 minutes with almost no cleanup, and forgiving enough for anyone nervous about cooking fish.
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Pat the cod fillets dry and place in a baking dish.
Whisk the melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, zest, paprika, salt, and pepper together. Pour over the fillets.
Top each fillet with a lemon slice.
Bake 12-15 minutes, until the fish flakes easily with a fork and reaches 145°F (63°C).
Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve immediately with the pan sauce spooned over.
Questions people actually ask
Yes, haddock, tilapia, or halibut all work well with the same technique, just adjust the baking time slightly for thickness.
This is really a cook-and-serve-immediately dish, but you can mix the butter sauce a day ahead and refrigerate it.
It should flake easily with a fork and look opaque all the way through, reaching 145°F (63°C) at the thickest part.
It's great with rice, roasted vegetables, or a simple salad, anything that lets the lemon butter sauce shine.
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