This 15-minute lemon butter baked white fish recipe is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. Ideal for any mild white fish!
My family loves seafood so when my husband recently requested white fish for dinner, I was happy to oblige. Making seafood at home can be intimidating to some, but keeping it simple can create a delicious and easy dish that even beginner cooks can make. It’s hard to go wrong with baked fish in the oven. My Lemon Butter Baked White Fish uses just a few simple ingredients to make a healthy and fast dinner that’s full of fresh and natural flavors.
Ingredients
- White fish: When making this dish, I’ll usually grab some cod or tilapia from the seafood counter at my local grocery store.
- Butter: The butter mixed with other ingredients helps to lock in moisture and flavor while baking the fish.
- Garlic: Nutty, pungent, aromatic flavor to add to the lemon butter.
- Minced herbs: Adding some freshly minced herbs to the lemon butter adds great natural flavors. I’ll use parsley, basil, oregano, dill, rosemary, or thyme!
- Lemon: Lemon juice, zest, and slices are all used to add bright, citrus flavor to this fish dish.
How to Make Lemon Butter Baked White Fish
Start your lemon butter baked white fish by prepping your baking dish with cooking spray, and laying your fish fillets along the bottom. Sprinkle with some kosher salt and black pepper.
Then make your lemon butter. Mix your softened butter with minced garlic, minced herbs, lemon zest, and some salt and pepper.
Spread the lemon butter over the top of your white fish.
Top fillets with thin slices of lemon before tossing in the oven at 350 for 10-15 minutes, or until fish is nice and tender and flakes easily with a fork.
I love to sprinkle additional fresh herbs on top right before serving, and I’ll also leave the lemon slices on so additional lemon juice can be squeezed over the top as desired as well. This goes great alongside any vegetables, salad, or mashed potatoes. Enjoy your Lemon Butter Baked White Fish!
Frequently Asked Questions:
A great way to lock in the juices and avoid ending up with dry, overcooked, bland fish is by mixing herbs, ground garlic cloves, and lemon zest into softened butter and spreading it over the whitefish before baking.
Tilapia, cod, halibut, grouper, flounder, snapper, haddock, and catfish are all kinds of white fish.
Cooking fish in foil can help it cook faster, but it isn’t required or “better” necessarily.
Other Seafood Recipes
- New England Baked Scallops
- Grilled Salmon with Lemon Garlic Sauce
- Fresh and Flavorful Ahi Tuna Ceviche
- Shrimp and Broccoli Penne
- Creamy Tuna Noodle Casserole
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Finished in about 15 minutes, you’ll have dinner on the table in no time with my Lemon Butter Baked White Fish.
Your fork is waiting.
Lemon Butter Baked White Fish
Ingredients
Equipment
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl mix together softened butter with garlic, salt, pepper, minced herbs and lemon zest.1/4 cup butter, 2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 2 tablespoons minced herbs, 1 lemon
- Spray a baking dish with cooking spray and place fish fillets in a single layer.4 6-ounce white fish fillets
- Brush butter mixture evenly on top of fish then top with lemon slices.
- Bake until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 15-20 minutes.
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