Top Rated White Fish Recipes

A dish like Lemon Butter Fish may be more frequently ordered atrestaurants rather than made at home, as it’s not what people tend to think of as Tuesday night fare. But an easy fish recipe can be, and absolutely is a fabulous weeknight dinner. This easy fish recipe with lemon butter sauce goes from stovetop to table top in just 20 minutes.

This lemon butter fish recipe is fabulous with any tender, flaky, mild flavored white fish. Any firm white fish such as cod, halibut, snapper, or mahi mahi would work beautifully.

You’ll want four generous pieces of firm white fish fillets that are about 6 inches in length and 1 inch thick. Definitely look for that 1-inch thickness, as thinner fish fillets won’t cook up as nicely and tend to fall apart easily. Also look for fish fillets with the same thickness throughout, so your fish cooks evenly.

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Firm white fish fillets such as cod, halibut, and snapper are full of lean protein and a great source of omega-3’s and minerals. You can serve the lemon butter sauce on the side, to keep it super low in fat.

Tuna and salmon rank high on the list of healthiest fish to eat, but fish like cod and halibut are packed with nutrients as well.

Almost any firm white fish fillets that are 1-inch thick will taste fabulous using the cooking method below. Cod has a very mild flavor with flaky texture.

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Halibut has a mildly sweet flavor and is a bit more robust in texture, which works wonderfully for this recipe. Sea Bass also has a very mild, delicate flavor, with a matching texture.

Actual cook time will vary, depending on starting temperature of the fish fillets themselves and thickness of the fish. We recommend starting with 2 minutes per side, to avoid over-cooking, as you never want to over-cook fish.

This Easy Lemon Butter Fish only takes 20 minutes and a handful of ingredients. It's a delicious and nutritious weeknight meal the entire family will devour (even non-fish eaters!)

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*Actual cook time varies, depending on type, cut, and starting temp of fish. I typically cook 2-3 minutes per side for cold fish fillets that are 1-inch in thickness.

*Check for doneness by lightly pressing fillet centers for firmness. Once it feels somewhat firm, it’s usually done. The key to tender, flaky fish is to not overcook.

Calories: 302 kcal | Carbohydrates: 9.9 g | Protein: 25.7 g | Fat: 19.8 g | Saturated Fat: 7 g | Cholesterol: 88.1 mg | Sodium: 158.1 mg | Fiber: 0.8 g | Sugar: 3.2 gSay hello to the season of well-cooked white fish recipes! No bland fish recipes here, just flaky, flavorful white fish for your enjoyment.

Garlic Herb Baked Cod

With a mild flavor, any white fish will soak up the olive and tomato flavors in this recipe. That and ample aromatics and seasoning.

Spread a bit of mustard on the fish to act as the “glue” to hold on to the parmesan crust. Then dip, pan-fry, and enjoy!

Savory butter, fresh dill, capers, and lemon zest make up this sauce. If that doesn’t sound good, I don’t know what to tell you!

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Because of the added health benefits, I try to cook with turmeric as often as possible. You have to try this golden fish recipe!

Assemble fish and chopped veggies into corn tortillas for serving. Don’t forget to drizzle on a healthy dose of creamy taco sauce!

There’s a plethora of seafood used in this recipe. Prawns, white fish, and salmon cooked together in a buttery sauce? Yes, please!

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Don’t waste your time deep frying fish sticks if you have an air fryer. You’ll have the same golden crunchy crust, with less mess!

Enjoy a tasty dinner with these easy white fish recipes. From baked to pan-fried to grilled, there are so many wonderful ways to prepare white fish.

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Hey there! I'm Kim. I love running, cooking, and curling up with a good book! I share recipes for people who LOVE good food, but want to keep things simple :)

I’m Kim. I love running, cooking, and curling up with a good book! Here you’ll find simple and delicious recipes that you can make in 30 minutes or less.This Baked Fish recipe comes with a Lemon Cream Sauce and is made in ONE baking dish! Yup, just throw it all in one pan, bake it, and you end up with a tender juicy fish in a creamy lemon sauce. The the juices of the fish mingles in with the sauce while it’s baking, as if made from the best fish stock!

It’s an effortless 15 minute recipeone pan recipe where fish is bakedwith a creamy lemon sauce.It’s the sort of recipe you can make no matter how hectic your household is, or on a lazy Sunday night because it’s this easy:

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When you bake fish, you just can’t get colour on it like you can with pan frying, and this means loss of flavour. So I like to either have a flavoured crumb, like I do for my other Emergency Fish recipe, Parmesan Crusted Fish (10 minutes, no messy dredging!) or a Sauce.

This recipe really is all about that Lemon Cream Sauce for fish which is made in the same pan while the fish is baking.It’s a simple sauce which actually tastes pretty unimpressive when you first mix it up.

The recipe name implies that the sauce is rich but actually, it is not! I describe it as kind of light and fresh, yet a bit creamy.You will be thankful there is a decent amount of sauce because it’s perfect formopping up with bread orspooning over mashed potato!

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I say this is a quick recipe – and I mean it. It takes longer to heat up the oven than it does to prepare this recipe!Watch the video and see!

Dinner on the table in just 15 minutes. Tender, juicy fish with a creamy lemon sauce. A really fantastic way to make baked fish – it’s so, so good!

This recipe features in my debut cookbook Dinner. The book is mostly new recipes, but this is a reader favourite included by popular demand!

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Recipe video above. A fantastic quick-fix dinner – baked fish in a lemon cream sauce, all made in ONE PAN! Don’t let the short ingredient list fool you, this tastes so good! The key to the tasty sauce is the fish juices that leeches out while baking and is essentially the broth for the sauce!

1. Fish – Any fillets or cutlets/steaks about 1.5 – 2 cm / 1/2 / 4/5″ thick will work great with this because they cook quickly in the oven.

If using thicker fish fillets that take longer to cook, you might need to thin the sauce out a bit at the end with a tiny bit of water.

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Frozen fish – thaw completely, PAT DRY with paper towels to remove as much excess water as possible. Chances are, your sauce will be a little thin for your liking because frozen fish drops so much more liquid than fresh – see Note 4 for how to fix this.

2. Healthier options – the cream can be substituted with evaporated milk which is still quite nice. If swapping with light cream, increase mustard by 2 tsp.

Sub with the white part of green onions or really finely minced normal onions. Adds a little something-something to the sauce so don’t leave it out!

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4. Sauce – not intended to be thick and gravy-like. It is a light lemon cream sauce, suited to fish. However, it should not be watery.

Sauce consistency will differ depending on the fish that you use – different fish leech different amounts of water while baking. If you really want to thicken the sauce, just take the fish out of the baking dish and return the pan to the oven for a few minutes (it will thicken quickly so keep an eye on it!)

Serving: 213 g Calories: 282 cal (14%) Carbohydrates: 1 g Protein: 34.1 g (68%) Fat: 16.1 g (25%) Saturated Fat: 9.8 g (61%) Cholesterol: 128 mg (43%) Sodium: 194 mg (8%) Potassium: 28 mg (1%) Vitamin A: 450 IU (9%) Vitamin C: 4.1 mg (5%) Calcium: 50 mg (5%) Iron: 2 mg (11%)

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Originally publishedOctober 2016, updated with much needed new photos, brand new video and updated writing. No change to recipe, it’s a firm reader fave that I wouldn’t dare change!

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