Easy Lemon Baked Cod {RECIPE}
Author: Heather Mangiri, RDN
- 16 oz cod fillet, raw
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 4 medium mushrooms
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp chopped onion
- 1 tbsp fresh parsely, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 fresh lemon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
Slice the cod into 4 equal fillets, ~3.5 ounces each. Pat dry, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place fillets in the baking dish, then add the mushrooms and tomatoes
Melt butter in a small bowl and add the lemon juice, garlic, onion and parsley. Stir well, then pour over the fillets. Lay a lemon slice over each fillet, and sprinkle with additional parsley (option)
Transfer to oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until the fish is opaque and flakes with a fork.
- Recipe Makes: 4 servings
- Serving Size: ~3 ounce piece, cooked
- Nutrition Facts (per serving): 150 calories, 5 g carbohydrates, 1 g fiber, 6 g fat, 3.5 g saturated fat, 70 mg cholesterol, 18 g protein, 490 mg sodium, 6% DV Vitamin D, 2% DV calcium, 8% DV potassium
- Meal Planning Servings: 0.5 CHO; 2.5 PRO; 1 FAT