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.
Servings: 2
Calories: 574kcal
Ingredients
- 4 (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
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Cook pasta at this point, so it’s ready when the fish is done.8 ounces penne pasta
- Rinse cod fillets under cold water, pat dry with paper towels, and season with salt and pepper.4 (3-ounce) cod fillets, Maldon sea salt, Freshly ground black pepper
- Smash garlic cloves, slice ¼ lemon, cut cherry tomatoes in half, and add to large bowl.¼ lemon, sliced, 4 cloves garlic, smashed with skin on, 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- Add capers, anchovy fillet, 2 Tablespoons olive oil, and mix everything.1 tablespoon non-pareil capers, 1 (or 2) anchovy fillets, 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Pour mixture into baking dish, add cod fillets, and sprinkle the fillets with thyme leaves.4 sprigs thyme, with stems removed
- 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.Parsley for garnish
- DON’T FORGET to spoon the baking juices all over everything! Enjoy!
Notes
- 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.
- Suggestion: If you enjoy this, then you're gonna love our oven baked salmon with broccoli (sheet pan recipe)!
Nutrition
Calories: 574kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 16g | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 474mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 469IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 57mg