Easy Baked Cod recipe for tender buttery flaky fish with a crispy coating. Light and healthy baked fish recipe ready in about 25 minutes!
My cod recipe is a go-to healthy way to make fresh fish! For more crowd-pleasing, light seafood meals, be sure to also try my Garlic Butter Salmon and Baked Tilapia.
Sabrina’s Baked Cod Recipe
These Oven-Baked Cod Fillets are full of buttery garlic flavor with a crisp bread crumb coating that’s just so good. It’s an easy step by step recipe – just bread the fish in a triple coating then pop it in a baking dish to cook for about 15 minutes. It’s a healthy alternative to fried fish without sacrificing the crispy coating and an unbelievably flavorful dinner ready in no time!
Recipe Card
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 pound cod fillets , cut into 4 pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix flour with salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder.
- Beat eggs in a second bowl.
- Mix panko and breadcrumbs in a third bowl.
- Coat fish in flour mixture then in eggs then in breadcrumbs and place on a baking sheet.
- Spray with vegetable oil spray and bake for 12-15 minutes until browned.
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About this Recipe
Lots of seafood recipes require manning the grill or frying pan while the fish cooks. Fortunately with my recipe, once the cod is cooking your work is practically done. The easy recipe also leaves you with plenty of time to make some easy Side Dishes and complete the whole meal.
Along with being flavorful and simple, baked cod is also a great option for lighter dinners. Cod is loaded with lean proteins, vitamins, and minerals that are great for any diet. It’s good for the heart and for keeping a healthy weight. This recipe gives you all those benefits, and because it’s baked in the oven it has less fat and calories than fried fish. The bread coating and seasoning still provides plenty of flavors that make this dish a favorite with the whole family.
How to Make
Time needed: 22 minutes
- Prep breading ingredients
You’ll need 3 separate bowls for this recipe. Whisk together the flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder in one bowl. Beat the eggs together in a smooth mixture in your second bowl. In your third bowl combine the panko and the breadcrumbs.
- Coat cod fillets
Coat the cod fillets in the flour, then the eggs, then the bread crumb mixture.
- Baking time
Place the prepared cod on a baking dish and coat them in cooking spray. The cooking spray will help give the fish a nice crispy outer layer. Pop the casserole dish in the preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes until the fish is browned. To test if the cod is done, you can stick a fork in the thickest part of the fish and twist it gently. The fish will easily flake when it’s baked. Take the casserole dish from the oven and serve.
Side Dish Ideas
- Rice: For rice, you can serve the fish over simple Brown Rice, cauliflower rice, or basmati rice.
- Salad: Cod also goes great with fresh green salads like Greek salad or Wedge Salad.
- Vegetables: Any spring vegetables will taste delicious. Try Green Beans, roasted asparagus, carrots, and peas for some easy, crisp, flavorful sides.
How to Store
- Serve: Don’t leave cooked cod out at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
- Store: Let any leftovers cool before storing. Put the cod in an airtight container to store in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Freeze: You could also freeze the fish recipe for up to 3 months. Let it thaw in the fridge then reheat it for a few minutes in the oven before serving.
Variations
- Lemon Baked Cod: Add some lemon juice to your egg wash and lemon zest to your breadcrumbs to add a light lemon flavor!
- Flavorful liquids: For some extra flavor bake the cod in cooking liquid that it can soak up in the oven like soy sauce, white wine, balsamic vinegar, or rice wine vinegar.
- Seasonings: You can also top the recipe off with your seasonings of choice like fresh basil, chili flakes, oregano, parsley, rosemary, or onion powder.
- Bread crumbs: Instead of Panko breadcrumbs, you can crush up your own bread, nuts, pretzels, or crackers.
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All of your recipes I’ve tried have been a hit, thank you! I’m looking forward to trying this one, but need clarification on a couple of items. The beginning description mentions cumin, but none is listed in the recipe. Also, there is no flour amount listed in the recipe? Please advise.
Thank you for asking Paula. The “cumin” was a typo and should not have been in the blog and the recipe card has been updated to read 1/4 cup flour. Oh my. So glad you asked. Let us know how your Baked Cod turns out!
Thanks so much for the clarification! I’m making this tonight!
I also would like to try this recipe but am unsure of the flour amount as it is not listed with the other ingredients. It is only mentioned in the instructions.
I use a cup of flour, is that the correct amount? The amount is not included in the ingredient list.
I wanted to make this tonight but didn’t know how much flour to add. Did that perhaps get cut off?