This Baked Cod Recipe is a satisfying and flavorful cod dish with butter, garlic and simple seasonings. Guaranteed to become your new favorite dish. Everything comes together easily and quickly in one small baking dish, making the preparation and the cleanup minimal.

We love easy, healthy fish dishes like this Oven Baked Salmon and Instant Pot Salmon for Two (5 Ingredients). This baked cod is just as easy to make and requires ingredients you have on hand in your pantry or freezer.

Just about anything with butter and garlic also makes my mouth water. So it’s no surprise that this Baked Cod Recipe is a huge hit. The cod comes out buttery, flaky, and wonderfully moist. This is one our favorite baked cod fish recipes and will readily become one of your favorites for baked cod fish fillets.

This baked cod fish recipe is an easy, always foolproof, inexpensive fish recipes that can be prepared at the last minute and baked in no time. For a healthy weeknight recipe, you will find this to be one of the best baked cod recipes you have tried.

What I Love About This Baked Cod Recipe

Foolproof. Making baked cod in the oven is one of the easiest recipes that is hard to mess up. Just don't forget you have cod in the oven and you can nail this!

Fresh or Frozen Cod. You can use fresh cod or frozen cod in this recipe, it's all about what is readily available and is easier on your meal budget. I use frozen cod fish fillets or cod fish loins that come individually wrapped. It is easy to pull out the number of cod fillets you want to bake for the evening meal, quickly defrost them, and then get read to bake the cod fillet.

Pantry Ingredients. Besides the cod, you will use butter, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper. If you prefer, you can use a fresh lemon.

No Fuss No Muss. Melt the butter and garlic in your baking dish while your oven preheats! Add the cod and turn to coat in the butter and garlic. Season and bake.

Easy Cleanup. One baking dish for preparation and cleaning makes for one dish to clean. You can choose the size of your baking dish depending upon the number of servings you want to make.

Ingredients

Cod Fillets ready to be seasoned and baked

Cod fillets - about 5 to 8 oz per person
Butter
Garlic minced and sauteed
Paprika for that perfect coloring and a hint of spiciness
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Lemon, cut into wedges for serving
Optional fresh chopped parsley, for garnish

How To Bake Cod

I’m confident you will find out just how easy it is to make delicious baked cod - especially if you were ever afraid to bake fish at home!

Add the butter and garlic to your baking dish. Put the baking dish in the oven while the oven is preheating. Keep your eye on the butter so it doesn't burn. Brown butter is okay. Then, remove the dish from the oven while it continues preheating.
Add the cod fillets to the baking dish. Using tongs, turn the cod to coat it in the butter and garlic. Season with the paprika, salt and pepper. (You can add some lemon slices here if you prefer.)
Return the dish to the oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Check the cod after 12 minutes to see if it is already opaque and flakes easily with a fork. (See note below) If it isn't done, return cod to the oven for another 1 to 3 minutes or until done.
You are ready to eat! Serve with the optional lemon wedges if you prefer.

Note: The USDA recommends that an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the fish registers 145°F. With smaller pieces that is often difficult to do and the visual doneness indicators work well.

Super simple and over-the-top delicious baked cod fillets are here! Time to bake the best Baked Cod Recipe ever. You will be glad you did.

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