Super Easy Oven Baked Cod
Whether it’s your first time baking fish or it’s something you do once a week already, please try this recipe. This oven baked cod recipe is super easy, delicious, and healthy.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: oven baked cod
Servings: 2
Calories: 574kcal
- Four (3 ounce) cod fillets
- 8 ounces penne pasta
- ¼ lemon, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed with skin on
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 tablespoon non-pareil capers
- 1 (or 2) anchovy fillets
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 sprigs thyme, with stems removed
- Maldon sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Parsley for garnish
Preheat oven to 400℉
Cook pasta at this point, so it’s ready when the fish is done
Rinse cod fillets under cold water, pat dry with paper towels, and season with salt and pepper
Smash garlic cloves, slice ¼ lemon, cut cherry tomatoes in half, and add to large bowl
Add capers, anchovy fillet, 2 tablespoon olive oil, and mix everything
Pour mixture into baking dish, add cod fillets, and sprinkle the fillets with thyme leaves
Bake for about 15 minutes (the fish is done when it flakes easily with a fork)
Serve on warm plates over your favorite pasta and garnish with parsley
DON’T FORGET to spoon the baking juices all over everything!
- Serving tip: While the fish is baking, preheat some plates in your toaster oven or at least rinse them in very hot water. Nobody likes fish on a cold plate. Serve fish over your favorite pasta and garnish with chopped parsley. Make sure to use a spoon to get all the juices out of the baking dish and spoon it over everything. These juices are loaded with flavor from the capers and anchovies.
- Wine pairing: I like to serve this dish with a nice California chardonnay. We’re not talking about a heavily oaked, overpriced bottle of wine from yesteryear. Lots of Californian winemakers are making deliciously light but still buttery Chardonnay nowadays that deserve a second look. I was never a big fan of the “old style,” but love what the new generation of winemakers are producing. And the neat part about these newer styles is also the price: You can find a perfectly delicious bottle for less than $15. Ask your friendly wine seller.
Calories: 574kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 16g | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 474mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 469IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 57mg